Question

What conclusions were made from the observations of gold foil experiment?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that the atom is mostly empty space with a tiny, dense, positively-charged nucleus. Based on these results, Rutherford proposed the nuclear model of the atom.

Answer 2

• ʀᴜᴛʜᴇʀғᴏʀᴅ's ɢᴏʟᴅ ғᴏɪʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛ sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ɪs ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ, ᴅᴇɴsᴇ, ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ-ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴜs. ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs, ʀᴜᴛʜᴇʀғᴏʀᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ.