Question

How did Rutherford's experimental evidence lead to the development of a new atomic model?

Answer 1

See [here.](http://socratic.org/questions/why-did-ruther-ford-s-only-choose-the-gold-foil-for-experiment)

Explanation:

Note that the theory followed the evidence; the evidence did not follow the theory. The data that Rutherford and his team collected were incompatible with existing ideas of matter.