Chapter 4, Problem 2SAQ

Which statement best summarizes the nuclear model of the atom that emerged from Rutherford’s gold foil experiment?

a. The atom is composed of a dense core that contains most of its mass and all of its positive change, while low–mass negatively charged particles compose most of its volume.

b. The atom is composed of a sphere of positive change with many negatively charged particles within the sphere.

c. Most of the mass of the atom is evenly distributed throughout its volume.

d. All of the particles that compose an atom have exactly the same mass.