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What did Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment show?
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the existence of subatomic particles within an atom
the existence of subatomic particles within an atom
the existence of subatomic particles with no charge in the nucleus
the existence of subatomic particles with no charge in the nucleus
the existence of electrons in an atom
the existence of electrons in an atom
the existence of a dense, positively charged center in an atom
the existence of a dense, positively charged center in an atom
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the existence of a dense, positively charged center in an atom
Rutherford's gold-foil experiment found that most alpha particles passed through gold foil (atoms are mostly empty space) but some were strongly deflected or bounced back, implying a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at the atom's center.
Rutherford's gold-foil experiment found that most alpha particles passed through gold foil (atoms are mostly empty space) but some were strongly deflected or bounced back, implying a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at the atom's center.
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