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In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, majority of alpha particles passed directly through the gold foil. This observation leads to which conclusion ?

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a

The positive region of the atom is very dense

b

The alpha particle makes a direct hit on the positive region

c

The positive region of the atom is very small

d

Most of the atom must consist of empty space

answer is B.

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In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, majority of alpha particles passed directly through the gold foil. This observation leads to which conclusion ?