In Rutherford's experiment, most of the alpha particles are observed to
A
Pass undeflecgted
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B
Be deflected
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C
Be thrown back
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D
Be absorbed
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Solution
The correct option is A Pass undeflecgted As most of the alpha particles passed through undeflected, this means that they did not come across any obstruction in their path. So, most of space in an atom is expected to be empty.