Q 12-12-022NEETJEE MainMedium
In Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment, the fact that most alpha particles went straight through the gold foil showed that
Answer: (C) most of the atom is empty space
Most alpha particles passed almost undeflected, so they met nothing massive: most of the atom is empty. The rare large-angle deflections showed that the positive charge and mass are concentrated in a tiny nucleus.
Solution by Sreeraj P, M.Sc Physics