Evidence for the theory that an atom is mostly space was based on research by
A) Joseph John Thomson.
B) Niels Bohr.
C) John Dalton.
D) Ernest Rutherford.
E) Daniel Bernoulli

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Ernest Rutherford conducted the famous gold foil experiment which provided evidence for the theory that an atom is mostly space. He directed alpha particles at a thin gold foil and observed that most of the particles passed straight through, which indicated that the atoms were mostly empty space.

Evidence for the Theory That an Atom Is Mostly Space