Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom was devised to account for the experimental fact that charged particles that bombarded the atoms
A) ionized the atoms.
B) caused the atoms to recoil unexpectedly.
C) were themselves deflected through large angles.
D) None of the previous responses is valid.

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Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom was proposed after observing that some alpha particles were deflected through large angles after bombarding gold foil, suggesting a dense, positively charged nucleus at the center of the atom.

Rutherford's Nuclear Model of the Atom Was Devised to Account