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Because of the structure of the electron cloud, as particles were radiated onto a gold atom, what was observed during Rutherford's experiment?

Because of the structure of the electron cloud, as particles were radiated onto a gold atom, what was observed during Rutherford's experiment?
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Because of the structure of the electron cloud, as particles were radiated onto a gold atom, what was observed during Rutherford's experiment?

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The electron cloud predicts electrons clouds of probability around the atom, while the gold foil experiment showed particles going through a gold sheet while some particles bounced off, since there was a nucleus
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The Electron cloud was being observed to see how particles could pass through
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