Question

As per the $\alpha -$particles scattering experiment -

• A. Most of the space inside the atom is filled.
• B. Very large number of $\alpha -$particles were deflected from their path.
• C. Most of the space inside the atom is empty.
• D. The nucleus covers almost the whole of the volume of the atom.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Most of the space inside the atom is empty.

As per the $\alpha -$particles scattering experiment, very large number of $\alpha -$particles goes undeflected from their path which shows that most of the space inside the atom is empty and nucleus is of very small size as compared to the size of atom.

Hence, option $\left(C\right)$ is the correct answer.