Explain how the results of Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment showed that the atom is mostly empty space.

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Milo Myers

27 December, 10:04

Explain how the results of Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment showed that the atom is mostly empty space.

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Ariana Banks · Answer 1

Here this photo will explain Rutherford's experiment.

Tianna Mckee · Answer 2

The gold foil experiment demonstrated that most of an atom is empty space with a very small positively charged nucleus in the middle. His result was that 99.995% α-particles were not deflected. This proved that atoms had an inner core that contained most of the mass of an atom and was positively charged.