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Rutherford's Experiment and Observations

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Rutherford's proved that atoms have ___.

A

neutral centre

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negatively charged centre

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C

no positive charge present

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D

positively charged centre

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Solution

The correct option is D
positively charged centre

Rutherford proved through alpha particle experiment that the centre is positively charged.

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