Rutherford concluded that most of space inside an atom is .

occupied by nucleus

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The correct option is B empty
In the alpha particle scattering experiment, most of the alpha particles passed undeflected through the gold foil. This indicated that most of the space inside an atom is empty.

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Gold leaf experiment concluded that most of the space inside an atom is empty.

Statement 1 (S1): According to Rutherford, most of the space inside an atom is occupied by positive charge.

Statement 2 (S2): Mass of an atom is concentrated in a very small volume within the atom.

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