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How did ernest rutherford's discovery affect the model of the atom?

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He found that the atom was made up of mostly empty space

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Ernest Rutherford discovered the nucleus. This enabled other scientists to create a model in which electrons fly around the nucleus similarly to how the solar system works.
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