Question

State True or False for following statement:

Rutherford's $\alpha$-particle scattering experiment gives the experimental evidence for deriving the conclusion that most of the space inside the atom is empty.

Answer 1

Most of the space inside the atom is empty because most of the $\alpha$-particles passed through the gold foil without getting deflected. Very few particles were deflected from their path, indicating that the positive charge of the atom occupies very little space.

Hence, the given statement is true.