Name the particle used by Rutherford in his experiment on the discovery of nucleus .Also state the charge on it Share with your friends Share 2 Nikhil Rana answered this wait... till i get the answer -2 View Full Answer Asmitha Manikandan answered this alpha particle scattering experiment which was conducted in gold foil a metal. usually gold foil is a metal so it is positively charge i.e cation 3 Parth Tilokani answered this goldfoil particle and gold id +ve therefore possitively charged 0