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What did Rutherford conclude from the motion of the particles when shot through a thin gold foil

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He concluded the fact that most alpha particles went straight through the foil is evidence for the atom being mostly empty space. A small number of alpha particles being deflected at large angles suggested that there is a concentration of positive charge in the atom.

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