Question

Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment showed which of the following?. . A. the existence of electrons in an atom. . B. the existence of a dense, positively charged center in an atom. . C. the existence of subatomic particles with no charge in the nucleus. . D. the existence of subatomic particles within an atom.

Answer 1

Ernest Rutherford's gold foul experiment showed B. The existence of a dense, positively charged centre in an atom.

Answer 2

The correct answer of the given question above would be option B. Ernest Rutherford's gold-foil experiment showed the existence of a dense, positively charged center in an atom. Ernest Rutherford is known to be the Father of Nuclear Physics. The gold foil experiment established the nuclear theory of the atom.