In Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment, alpha particles are used to probe the structure of the atom, demonstrating that most of the atom's volume is empty space. Given that a typical atom has a diameter of the order of 10−10 m10^{-10}\text{ m}10−10 m and a typical atomic nucleus has a diameter of the order of 10−15 m10^{-15}\text{ m}10−15 m, what is the approximate ratio of the volume of an atom to the volume of its nucleus?
10510^{5}105
101010^{10}1010
101510^{15}1015
103010^{30}1030
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