The fact that most α-particles passed through the foil without deflection indicated that most of the space inside the atom is empty.
How did the behavior of α-particles in the gold foil experiment suggest the emptiness of the atom?
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The fact that most α-particles passed through the foil without deflection indicated that most of the space inside the atom is empty.
The majority of α-particles passed through the gold foil with minimal deflection, indicating vast regions of empty space within the atom. This suggested that atoms are mostly empty, with dense nuclei at their centers.