How was it shown that an atom has a lot of empty space within it ?

1.	How was it shown that an atom has a lot of empty space within it ?
Answer» <html><body><p>Rutherford <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/performed-2211234" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PERFORMED">PERFORMED</a> an experiment by allowing a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/stream-11292" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STREAM">STREAM</a> of the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/alpha-858274" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALPHA">ALPHA</a> particles to pass through a very thin <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gold-1008823" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOLD">GOLD</a> foil. He observed that alpha particles pass through the metal foil without deviating from their path. This shows that an atom contains a large empty <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/space-649515" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SPACE">SPACE</a> called nuclear space.</p></body></html>

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