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The results of the gold foil experiment led to the conclusion that an atom is

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The nucleus of an atom of the element is positively charged and atom has a hollow space inside it.

Step-by-step explanation:

This experiment was conducted by Rutherford in this experiment. He placed a gold foil and surround it with a screen.

And He exposed gold foil in alpha particles rays in which he noticed that most rays passed through atom which conclude that atom has a large space, some rays get deflected and some reverse their path this show that the positive charge of nucleus of an atom.

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