Question

What was the alpha particle scattering experiment carried out by Rutherford? What conclusions did
he draw from this experiment regarding the structure of an atom?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The observations made by Rutherford led him to conclude that:

A major fraction of the α-particles bombarded towards the gold sheet passed through it without any deflection, and hence most of the space in an atom is empty.

Answer 2

Answer:

The gold foil experiment

In 1911, Rutherford performed one of the revealing experiments in atomic physics that is now known as the gold foil experiment. Some radioactive heavy elements emit alpha particles (helium nuclei), and a beam of these particles was directed at thin gold foil.

Observations of Rutherford's Alpha Scattering Experiment:-

The observations made by Rutherford led him to conclude that: A major fraction of the α-particles bombarded towards the gold sheet passed through it without any deflection, and hence most of the space in an atom is empty.