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When atoms are bombarded with alpha particles, only a few in million suffer deflection, others pass out undeflected. This is because           [MNR 1979; NCERT 1980; AFMC 1995]

A)                 The force of repulsion on the moving alpha particle is small

B)                 The force of attraction on the alpha particle to the oppositely charged electrons is very small

C)                 There is only one nucleus and large number of electrons

D)                 The nucleus occupies much smaller volume compared to the volume of the atom