Rutherford used positively charged particles to investigate the structure of the atom. The results surprised him, and he develop

Answer: The accurate statement is Most positive particles passed through because of the empty space found between the edges and the center.

Explanation:

Ernest Rutherford conducted what is known as the Gold Foil Experiment.

In this experiment, he used a gold foil and bombarded it with alpha particles, which have a positive charge of +2. Initially, he expected that many particles would reflect back, but he was astonished to find that an overwhelming number passed through, with some deviating and a few bouncing back.

This led him to deduce that within an atom, a small positive charge is concentrated at the center, while an atom is predominantly made up of empty space.

Thus, the surprising conclusion is that most positive particles passed through due to the empty space between the outer edges and the nucleus.

The answer is (B): A few positive particles were reflected because they were repelled by the positive core.