How does Rutherford’s model of the atom compare with Thomson’s model?

Thomson’s model pictured negative electrons embedded in a region of positive matter. Rutherford’s model placed positive charge in a small nucleus, with electrons outside it. Although the models differ in how these parts are arranged, both describe atoms as containing positive and negative matter, so the correct choice is “They both describe atoms as being made up of positive and negative matter.”

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