Question

Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiments, some alpha particles were deflected from their original paths, but most passed through the foil with no deflection. Which statement about gold atoms is supported by these experimental observations?
GPT 3.5
The statement about gold atoms supported by these experimental observations is that gold atoms are mostly empty space, with a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.

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