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Standard IX
Chemistry
Rutherford's Model of an Atom
Question

In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, most of the alpha particles:
  1. were absorbed by the gold foil
  2. passed straight through the gold foil
  3. were deflected by the gold foil
  4. None of the above

A
were absorbed by the gold foil
B
None of the above
C
passed straight through the gold foil
D
were deflected by the gold foil
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In this experiment, most of the alpha particles passed straight through the gold foil. Only some particles were deflected. Hence, it was concluded by Rutherford that the atom consists of large empty space and the positive
charge is confined to a very little space in the atom.

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