Question

In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, majority of alpha particles passed directly through the gold foil. This observation leads to which conclusion?Select correct choice and wrong choice from the following options.
a) The positive region of the atom is very small.
b) The majority of the atom must consist of empty space.
c) The alpha particle makes a direct hit on the positive region.
d) The positive region of the atom is very dense.

Answer 1

b) The majority of the atom must consist of empty space.