How was it shown that an atom has a lot of empty space within it?

Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment demonstrated that there is a lot of empty space in an atom. Almost all the alpha particles passed through the gold foil without any deflection. This is possible only when a higher fraction of space in an atom is empty.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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