What did Rutherford discover that Thomson did not understand?

A. That atoms were too small to affect alpha particles

B. That electrons were much smaller than alpha particles

C. That an atom's electrons took up as much space as its nucleus

D. That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus

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Jaidyn Bentley

9 February, 09:45

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Jaylee Jimenez · Answer 1

D.

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D. That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus

What did Rutherford discover that Thomson did not understand?A. That atoms were too small to affect alpha particlesB. That electrons were much smaller than alpha particlesC. That an atom's electrons took up as much space as its nucleusD. That most of an atom's mass was packed in a central nucleus