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In Rutherford's gold foil experiment, majority of alpha particles passed directly through the gold foil. This observation leads to which conclusion?

A

The positively charged region of the atom is very small.

B

The atom must consist of empty space.

C

The alpha particles makes a direct hit on the positively charged region of the atom.

D

The positively charged region of atom is very dense.

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