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Q 12.11 (b)  Answer the following questions, which help you understand the difference between Thomson’s model and Rutherford’s model better. 

  Is the probability of backward scattering (i.e., scattering of \alpha-particles at angles greater than 90^{\circ}) predicted by Thomson’s model much less, about the same, or much greater than that predicted by Rutherford’s model?

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The probability of backward scattering predicted by Thomson’s model is much less than that predicted by Rutherford’s model.

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