Select the correct answer.
In Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, most alpha particles passed through the gold foil without deflection and were detected on the screen. What caused the particles to pass through without any deflection?
A.
a large area of positively charged particles present in the gold foil
B.
the extremely high speed of the alpha particles passing through the gold foil
C.
a small area of negatively charged particles present in the gold foil
D.
empty space in the atoms present in the gold foil
