Most of the space inside the atom is empty. Very few particles were deflected from their path by 180o. From this data, he calculated that the radius of the nucleus is about 105 times less than the radius of the atom.
Most of the space inside the atom is empty. Very few particles were deflected from their path by 180o. From this data, he calculated that the radius of the nucleus is about 105 times less than the radius of the atom.