rutherford tracked the motion of tiny, positi...

rutherford tracked the motion of tiny, positively charged particles shot through a thin sheet of gold foil. some particles traveled in a straight line and some were deflected at different angles. which statement best describes what rutherford concluded from the motion of the particles? o some particles traveled through empty parts of the atoms and some particles were deflected by neutrons. o some particles traveled through empty parts of the atom and some particles were deflected by electrons. o some particles traveled through empty parts of the atom and some particles were deflected by the orbits of atoms. o some particles traveled through empty parts of the atom and some particles were deflected by small areas of high - density positive charge in atoms.

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# Brief Explanations: Rutherford's gold - foil experiment led him to conclude that atoms have a small, dense, positively - charged nucleus. Positively charged particles were deflected by this high - density positive charge area, while others passed through the mostly empty space of the atom. Neutrons were not discovered at the time of this experiment, electrons are negatively charged and would not strongly deflect positive particles, and orbits of atoms do not cause such deflections. # Answer: Some particles traveled through empty parts of the atom and some particles were deflected by small areas of high - density positive charge in atoms.