In the Geiger-Marsden experiment,which of the following is used to calculate the trajectory of the $\alpha$-particle?

  • A
    Coulomb's law
  • B
    Newton's law of gravitation
  • C
    Bohr's postulate
  • D
    Faraday's law

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