Which conclusion was a direct result of the gold foil experiment?

(1) An atom is mostly empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus.

(2) An atom is composed of at least three types of subatomic particles.

(3) An electron has a positive charge and is located inside the nucleus.

(4) An electron has properties of both waves and particles.

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Aimee Hogan

24 September, 22:02

Which conclusion was a direct result of the gold foil experiment?

(1) An atom is mostly empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus.

(2) An atom is composed of at least three types of subatomic particles.

(3) An electron has a positive charge and is located inside the nucleus.

(4) An electron has properties of both waves and particles.

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Shaylee Preston · Answer 1

They determined that (1) An atom is mostly empty space with a sense, positively charged nucleus, because most particles passed straight through the gold foil, but occasionally they would deflect, sometimes by a very large margin