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In Rutherford's $α$ -ray scattering experiment most of the alpha particles:

A

are deflected by large angles

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are deflected by small angles

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pass straight through

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B pass straight through
In Rutherford's $α$ -ray scattering experiment, most of the alpha particles pass straight through the foil. This means that most of the space inside an atom is empty.
A few particles were deflected, which is because of the extremely dense tiny nucleus at the centre.
Hence, the correct option is C.

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