Regents Chemistry January 2023
Which conclusion was developed as a result of the gold foil experiment?
(1) Atoms are mostly empty space.
(2) All atoms are hard, indivisible spheres.
(3) Atoms have different volumes.
(4) All atoms have the same volume.
Solution: Gold foil experiment led to the following conclusions: most of the atom is empty space, inside an atom there is a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.
Answer: 1