In Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment, what conclusion was drawn from the observation that a tiny fraction of alpha particles were deflected at very large angles?

A) Electrons are embedded uniformly throughout a continuous, diffuse sphere of positive charge.

B) The mass and positive charge of an atom are distributed evenly across its entire volume.

C) The positive charge and most of the atomic mass are concentrated in a tiny, dense central region.

D) Electrons are confined to stable, quantized circular orbits with discrete energy levels.

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