6) Rutherford concluded that the nucleus of an atom is positively charged because A) some positively charged alpha particles were deflected by the nucleus in the gold foil experiment. B) some negatively charged alpha particles were deflected by the nucleus in the gold foil experiment. C) some negatively charged beta particles were deflected by the nucleus in the gold foil experiment. D) some positively charged beta particles were deflected by the nucleus in the gold foil experiment.
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