Consider rutherford’s gold foil experiment. if the energy of the  particles used is increased, what would happen to their paths? a)the particles are more likely to collide with the nuclei with a greater impact, causing them to deflect less – therefore fewer particles would be found further away from the center. b)the particles are more likely to collide with the nuclei with a greater impact, causing a greater number of deflections – thus the intensity of the "spots" will increase. c)their paths would be identical to those of  particles with lower energies. d)the observed pattern of α particle deflection will remain the same, but the intensity of the "spots" observed will decrease. e)the particles are more likely to collide with the nuclei with a greater impact, causing them to deflect more (that is, a greater number will be found away from the center).