Question

In the early 1900's many scientists thought that an atom consisted of a positive substance with negative charges scattered throughout the substance. Then Ernest Rutherford completed an experiment that changed the concept of an atom. His discovery led to the understanding that an atom. His discovery led to the understanding that an atom consists of mostly empty space with

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In the early 1900s many scientists thought that an atom consisted of a positive substance with negative charges scattered throughout the substance. Then Ernest Rutherford completed an experiment that changed the concept of an atom. His discovery led to the understanding that an atom consists mostly of empty with space with-

Protons orbiting a dense nucleus made of electrons and neutrons

Electrons orbiting a dense nucleus made of protons and neutrons

Neutrons and protons orbiting a cloud of electrons

Electrons and protons orbiting a cloud of neutrons

Answer:

Electrons orbiting a dense nucleus made of protons and neutrons

Explanation:

Rutherford established the nuclear theory of the atom by his famous experiment. In his experiment, alpha particles were used to bombard a thin gold foil and the movement of the particles was observed on a moveable zinc sulphide screen.

It was discovered from the experiment that the atom was mostly made up of empty space. The electrons orbit a dense nucleus comprising of protons and neutrons.