Answer to Question #219959 in General Chemistry for dark matter

Question #219959

Rutherford fired positively charged alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil. A small number of alpha particles were deflected, some of them at large angles. Which of the following does this observation support?

OPTIONS


  • The nucleus occupies most of the space in an atom.
  • Atoms contain a dense nucleus in the center.
  • Atoms contain positive and negative charges.
  • The electrons are found in discrete energy levels.
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Expert's answer
2021-08-02T12:48:39-0400

Atoms contain positive and negative charges.

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