When Rutherford directed a stream of alpha particles at a gold foil, some particles
A)bounced back.
B)continued through the foil.
C)deflected at a variety of angles.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

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Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that alpha particles could bounce back, continue through the foil, or deflect at various angles, indicating the presence of a dense nucleus within the atom.

When Rutherford Directed a Stream of Alpha Particles at a Gold