The modern-day quantum model of the atom is better than John Dalton’s model because it

The quantum model describes atoms in much greater detail than Dalton’s simple model, helping explain atomic structure and behavior. It accounts for features such as electrons and their probable locations, so it answers many questions about atoms. It does not give electrons fixed set orbits, and the nucleus contains protons and neutrons, not positive and negative particles.

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