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Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment eventually led to the conclusion that
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Options:
  • A mass and energy are related
     
  • B electrons occupy space around the nucleus
  • C neutrons are burned deep in the nucleus
     
  • D the point of impact with matter can be precisely determined
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The correct answer is: electrons occupy space around the nucleus
According to Rutherford’s model, there is a heavily positively charged nucleus and negatively charged electrons occupies space around it in order to maintain electro - neutrality of atom.

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