Question

Statement I: Rutherford in his experiment observed that, most of the alpha particles passed straight through a thin sheet of gold foil.
Statement II: Most of the space inside the atom is empty.

• A. Both statements I and II are true.
• B. Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• C. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
• D. Both statement I and II are false.
• E. Ambiguous

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statements I and II are true.

Most of the space inside the atom is empty. This proved to be true when Rutherford observed that most of the $\alpha$-particles passed through the gold foil without getting deflected.
The above statements are true and one of the conclusions of Rutherford's experiment.