Rutherford's scattering experiment led to the discovery of :

nucleus

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presence of neutrons in the nucleus

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both (A) and (B)

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revolving nature of electrons around the nucleus

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Solution

The correct option is A nucleus
Since only a few light rays were getting deflected by a large angle in the Rutherford gold foil scattering experiment, he concluded that a highly dense nucleus is present in every atom.

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