In Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, most alpha particles passed through the gold foil without deflection and were detected on the screen. What caused the particles to pass through without any deflection? A. a large area of positively charged particles present in the gold foil B. the extremely high speed of the alpha particles passing through the gold foil C. a small area of negatively charged particles present in the gold foil D. empty space in the atoms present in the gold foil