How did Rutherford's gold-foil experiment contribute to the development of the atomic model?

It supported the previously accepted model of the atom, known as the "plum pudding model."

It provided evidence for the existence of a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at the center of the atom.

It showed that the positive charge of the atom was spread evenly throughout its structure.

It suggested that the negatively charged electrons are located at the center of the atom.