Which statement is most likely true?

Rutherford’s gold-foil experiment showed that most alpha particles passed through the foil, while a few were sharply deflected. This evidence led to the nuclear model: atoms are mostly empty space with a small, dense, positively charged nucleus. The experiment did not establish the plum pudding model, and Millikan’s oil-drop experiment was important for measuring the electron’s charge.

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