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What part of an atom is mostly empty space

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Based on this strange experiment, Rutherford proposed a new idea of what an atom is. Rutherford said that most of an atom is empty space, where negatively charged electrons orbit. The only solid part of an atom is the nucleus, where the positively charge protons are found.

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nearly all of it. if there’s answer choices can you please tell me?
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