Question

In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, occasionally the alpha particle veered from a straight-line path. 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 is correct answer.

Answer 2

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Here is your answer:----

Out of the above four options two (a) and (b) are correct while the other two (c) and (d) are wrong.

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