Answer:
He made an attempt to explain the structure of atom .
Step-by-step explanation:
The gold foil experiment was conducted by Rutherford in order to know the structure of atom .
He passed alpha rays (helium nuclei ) through gold foil and observed the following facts and made the following conclusions .
The observations are :
- Most of the rays passed straight .
- Some rays were deflected by small and large angles .
- Some rays rebound back.
Conclusions :
- Most of the space in atom is empty .
- There is something in center of an atom called as nucleus .
- Nucleus is positively charged .