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Which of the Following Conclusions Regarding Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment

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Which of the following conclusions regarding Rutherford's gold foil experiment is not consistent with the observations?


A) The nucleus occupies only a small portion of the space of an atom.
B) Most alpha particles travel straight through the gold foil.
C) The nucleus occupies a large amount of the atom space.
D) The nucleus,like the alpha particles used to bombard the gold foil,is positively charged.
E) Wide angle deflections result from a collision of an alpha particle and a gold atom nucleus.

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