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State one conclusion from Rutherford experiment that contradicted one conclusion made by Thompson

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One conclusion from Rutherford's experiment that greatly contradicted Thompson's experiment is that 'atoms are mostly empty space, with positively charged nucleus'.

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One conclusion from Rutherford's experiment that greatly contradicted Thompson's experiment is that 'atoms are mostly empty space, with positively charged nucleus'. While Thompson concluded that there are negatively charged particles as part of the internal structure of the atoms. 
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