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29 July, 09:40

Why did Rutherford's experiment lead to the common phrase "atoms are mostly empty space"

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  1. 29 July, 13:07
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    Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that atoms are mostly empty space, with the positive charge concentrated in a nucleus. He realized this because most of the alpha particles passed straight through the piece of gold foil, with just a few deflected at huge angles.
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