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Rutherford, with his gold foil experiment.

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Q: Who discovered that atoms were mostly empty space?
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Who discovered that electrons move in empty space in an atom?

It was Ernest Rutherford who discovered that atoms are mostly composed of empty space with electrons orbiting a very dense nucleus.


Who discovered that atoms contain mostly with empty space?

Ernest Rutherford.... The Great Scientist.Hope this helped! :D


What was the significance of Rutherford's experiment?

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What did Rutherford learn about the atom from his gold-foil experiment?

Rutherford discovered that atoms are mostly empty space except for the nucleus at the center of the atom.


What discovery demostrated that atoms are mostly empty space?

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Discovered the nucleus and that atom was composed of mostly empty space?

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Transfer of thermal energy through atoms contacting other atoms?

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What statement does not describe the current model of the atom?

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Who said atoms contain mostly empty space?

Anybody who knows much about atoms and is willing to ignore virtual particles. The credit for actually discovering this should probably go to Rutherford. (Or Rutherford, Geiger, and Marsden ... Geiger and Marsden actually did the experiment in Rutherford's lab, and Rutherford was the one who explained the results.)


what did Rutherford conclude about the location of positive charge in atoms?

Ernest Rutherford mostly believed in that it was mostly empty space with positively charged atoms.