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Rutherford concluded that the revolve around the nucleus in circular paths.

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electrons
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protons
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neutrons
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Solution

The correct option is A electrons
On the basis of his experiment, Rutherford put forward the nuclear model of an atom, which had the following features:

(i) There is a positively charged centre in an atom called the nucleus. Nearly all the mass of an atom resides in the nucleus.

(ii) The electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular paths.

(iii) The size of the nucleus is very small as compared to the size of the atom.

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