Question

in the gold foil experiment, rutherford bombarded a gold foil with alpha particles (as seen below in figure 6 - 5). most of the particles went through the foil and a few were deflected. which conclusion was a direct result of the gold foil experiment? an electron has properties of both waves and particles. an atom is mostly empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus. an electron has a positive charge and is located inside the nucleus. an atom is composed of at least three types of subatomic particles.

Explanation:

In Rutherford's gold - foil experiment, most alpha particles passed through the gold foil, indicating that the atom is mostly empty space. A few particles were deflected, suggesting the presence of a dense, positively - charged nucleus.

Answer:

An atom is mostly empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus.