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Which model of the atom first depicted a small, dense, positively charged nucleus?RutherfordQuantum mechanicalBohrThomson

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Rutherford

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Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that the atom is mostly empty space with a tiny, dense, positively-charged nucleus. Based on these results, Rutherford proposed the nuclear model of the atom.

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