Which statement describes one feature of Rutherford’s model of the atom?

Rutherford’s gold-foil experiment showed that most alpha particles passed through the foil, suggesting that atoms are mostly empty space. A few particles were deflected by a small, dense, positively charged nucleus. Thus, “The atom is mostly empty space” describes Rutherford’s model; electron clouds are part of a later model.

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