JEE Main Chemistry question

When atoms are bombarded with -particles, some suffer deflections while others pass through undeflected. This is because:

(A)The force of attraction on the -particle by the oppositely charged electrons is not sufficient
(B)The nucleus occupies much smaller volume compared to the volume of the atomCorrect
(C)The force of repulsion on the fast moving -particle is small
(D)The effect in the nucleus does not have any effect on the -particles

Answer: (B)

Solution

Since the nucleus is extremely small compared to the atom, most -particles pass through the

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