What did Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment demonstrate about atoms?

A. Their positive charge is located in a small region that is called the nucleus.

B. Their negative charge is located in small particles that are called electrons.

C. Their nucleus makes up the majority of the volume of the atom.

D. Their electrons are floating in a sea of positive charges.

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Hazel Benjamin

Chemistry

25 September, 09:45

What did Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment demonstrate about atoms?

A. Their positive charge is located in a small region that is called the nucleus.

B. Their negative charge is located in small particles that are called electrons.

C. Their nucleus makes up the majority of the volume of the atom.

D. Their electrons are floating in a sea of positive charges.

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Desirae Lambert · Answer 1

The gold foil experiment by Ernest Rutherford proved that the positive charge of an atom is located in the nucleus, the small region that contributes most to the mass of the atom. Most of the atom is empty space, but the nucleus, however small, dictates the mass of the atom.