Rutherford and his colleagues fired a beam of small, positively charged alpha particles at thin gold Some of these alpha particles were deflected at angles as they passed through the foil What conclusion did Rutherford and his colleagues draw from their results ?

i believe it is a.) released into

explanation:

metals are good conductor of electricity. it has free electrons on their surface. according to electron pool theory, each atom present in a metal crystal losses all of its valence electron and as a result a pool of free is form. these pool of electrons are free to move and   conduct electricity easily   while making metal as good conductor.

the correct answer is a. the ability of electrons to flow throughout the metal.

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