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How would you explain the path of alpha particles in relation to each subatomic particle in the plum pudding model?

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In the plum pudding model, alpha particles were expected to pass through the foil at different angles and some of them reflected. They realized that there are positive charge atom because it repels. So the plum pudding was replaced by the nuclear model of atom.

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