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What particle did Oliphant use to bombard various targets in his experiments?
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Oliphant used the deuteron, the nucleus of a deuterium atom, to bombard various targets in his experiments. Deuterium is a hydrogen isotope with one proton and one neutron in its nucleus. The deuteron is a positively charged particle, and it can be used to bombard other atoms in order to study their structure and properties.
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