Models of the Atom

Question 1

Thomson (plum pudding) model

Answer 1

Ball of positive charge with negative electrons embedded with it.

Question 2

Rutherford model

Answer 2

Small, dense, positive central nucleus orbited by electrons.

Question 3

Bohr model

Answer 3

Like Rutherford model but the electrons are at different energy levels.

Question 4

Rutherford’s experiment

Answer 4

See book