Which amongst the following was not concluded from Rutherford's alpha ray scattering experiment?

Most of the space inside an atom is empty

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The positive charge in atom is uniformly distribured

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The positive charge in an atom is concentrated in a very small volume

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Most of the mass of an atom is concentrated in its center

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The correct option is B The positive charge in atom is uniformly distribured
The conclusions from Rutherford's alpha ray scattering experiment were:

$∙$ Most of the space in atom is empty
$∙$ Most of the mass of an atom is concentrated in its center
$∙$ The positive charge in an atom is concentrated in a very small volume

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During Rutherford's α-particle scattering experiment, he concluded that:

(i) electrons have a negative charge.
(ii) the mass and positive charge of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus.
(iii) neutron exists in the nucleus.
(iv) most of the space in an atom is empty.

Statement I- Thomson's atomic model could not explain the result of scattering experiment performed by Rutherford.
Statement II- According to Rutherford, majority of mass was concentrated in a minute, positively charged region (the nucleus) surrounded by electrons.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the Rutherford alpha scattering model?

I. The atom is mostly empty space.
II. Electrons orbit the nucleus of the atom.
III. The atom has a dense, positively charged nucleus.

Q. The presence of nucleus in an atom is determined by Rutherford

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scattering experiment.

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