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Atomic Theory — Quiz

Question 2 • Physical Science

The plum pudding model of the atom states that

Answer
A
an atom is made up of electrons in a sea of positive charges.
B
each atom has a dense, positively charged center.
C
each atom has an overall negative charge.
D
an atom is a solid, indivisible sphere that makes up all matter.

Explanation

In J. J. Thomson’s plum pudding model, negatively charged electrons are embedded throughout a spread-out mass of positive charge, like plums in pudding. So the model describes an atom as electrons in a sea of positive charges. A dense, positively charged center is part of Rutherford’s model, not the plum pudding model.

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