What did rutherford's gold-foil experiment tell about the atom?

A) that an atom's nucleus and its electrons took up equal space

B) that the atom mostly consisted of empty space

C) that the atom mostly made up of negatively charged electrons

D) that atoms were much smaller than alpha particles

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Anahi Pittman

7 January, 22:37

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Devon Austin · Answer 1

Devon Austin 8 January, 02:32

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Answer: I'm sure it's B

What did rutherford's gold-foil experiment tell about the atom?A) that an atom's nucleus and its electrons took up equal spaceB) that the atom mostly consisted of empty spaceC) that the atom mostly made up of negatively charged electronsD) that atoms were much smaller than alpha particles