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List one statement from Dalton's atomic theory that has been disproven by later experiments and findings. Explain the findings that changed the statement you listed.

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All elements are composed of tiny indivisible particles called atoms. Rutherford's gold foil experiment proved that atoms were mostly empty space nucleus,,,disapproving Dalton's theory that atoms are small solid spheres. Hopefully this will help
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