100 POINTS AND BRAINLIEST IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION
Which statement correctly describes how Rutherford thought of the atom based on evidence from his gold foil experiment?

A. Protons would be found in the nucleus, and electrons would be outside the nucleus.

B. A collection of neutral particles were in the nucleus, while positive charges would be around the nucleus.

C. Electrons were in the nucleus, while protons and neutrons floated around them.

D. Alpha particles were floating outside a nucleus of protons and electrons.