Question

the experiment that provided evidence for the existence of the nucleus in an atom was performed by: faraday arrhenius rutherford thomson dalton

Explanation:

Ernest Rutherford's gold - foil experiment provided evidence for the existence of the nucleus in an atom. Faraday made contributions to electromagnetism, Arrhenius to chemical kinetics and acid - base theory, Thomson discovered the electron, and Dalton proposed the atomic theory but not the nucleus - related experiment.

Answer:

C. Rutherford