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

empty space in the atoms present in the gold foil

D.) empty space in the atoms present in the gold foil.

Explanation:

for plato users :)

you need to take a look at the periodic system in order to sort these elements into pairs that would most likely exhibit similar chemical properties. first, you need to find elements that are found in the same group (groups are vertical in the periodic system), and then to see whether they have the same valence number. if they meet these criteria, they will have similar properties.

the first pair: ne (neon) and kr (krypton), are noble gases found in group 8

the second pair: li (lithium) and k (potassium), found in group 1

the third pair: s (sulfur) and te (tellurium), found in group 6