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The Rutherford `alpha`-particle experiment shown that most of the `alpha`-particles pass through almost unscattered while some are scattered through large angles. What infromation does it given about the structure of the atom ?

A

Atom is hollow.

B

The whole mass of the atom is concentrated in a small center called nucleus .

C

Nucleus is positively charged

D

All the above

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