The diagram above shows the results of rutherford’s experiment in which he used a radioactive source to “shoot” alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil. based on these results, what were rutherford’s conclusions? a. atoms are solid matter with positive and negative charges scattered throughout. b. atoms are mostly empty space with small, dense, negatively charged centers. c. atoms are solid, positively charged matter with negatively charged electrons scattered throughout. d. atoms are mostly empty space with small, dense, positively charged centers.