When an alpha particle is sent through a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through the foil because

alpha - particles are much heavier than electrons

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alpha - particles are positively charged

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most part of the atom is empty space

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alpha - particle move with high velocity

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The correct option is C most part of the atom is empty space
Most of the alpha particles in Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment went through the atom as most of the space in the was empty.

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