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CHM 101 CHM 101 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

Which scientist’s model of the atom resembled “plums in pudding”?
Options
A Ernest Rutherford
B Michael Faraday
C Niels Bohr
D J.J. Thomson
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

J.J. Thomson proposed the 'plum pudding' model, where the atom was a sphere of positive charge with negatively charged electrons embedded within it, like plums in a pudding.

Hint

This model came after the discovery of the electron but before the discovery of the nucleus.

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