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  • Rutherford observations - Most
    Most alpha particles passed through the gold foil undeflected as the nucleus occupies a very small volume compared to the volume of an atom
  • Rutherford observations - Some
    Some alpha particles were deflected through small angles when they passed close to the nucleus showing that charge is concentrated at the centre of the atom, in the nucleus
  • Rutherford observations - Few
    A few alpha particles were deflected through large angles when they passed very close to the nucleus or made a direct collision showing that the mass concentrated at the centre of the atom in the nucleus