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The particles that bounced back must have hit something incredibly small, dense, and positively charged (to repel the positive alpha particles).

According to the Plum Pudding Model, the alpha particles should have passed straight through the "soft" positive charge of the gold atoms with very little deflection. The Result: A Scientific Shock rutherford spanking

Rutherford proposed that electrons orbit this central "nucleus," much like planets orbit the sun. Legacy of the Rutherford Model The particles that bounced back must have hit