In Geiger and Marsden’s experiments a thin gold foil was bombarded with alpha particles. It was found that

A. all alpha particles were deflected from their original paths.
B. no alpha particles were deflected by more than 90º from their original paths.
C. a few alpha particles were deflected by more than 90º from their original paths.
D. most alpha particles were deflected by more than 90º from their original paths.

C