Assertion : According to Rutherford, Very few particles were deflected from
their path, indicating that the positive
charge of the atom occupies very little
space Reason: Mass of the atom is almost due to its nucleus.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion. The mass of the atom is mostly due to its nucleus. The nucleus contains neutrons and protons which have much than the weight of electrons combined together. According to Rutherford, Very few particles were deflected from their path, indicating that the positive charge of the atom occupies very little space. hence option B is the correct option.