Question

Describe Thomson's model of atom.

Answer 1

According to J.J. Thomson, an atom can be regarded as a uniform sphere of positive charge(protons), in which negatively charged particles, electrons are embedded like seed in watermelon. It is also called the palm pudding model of J.J. Thomson.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

In Thomson's model, the atom is composed of electrons surrounded by a soup of positive charge to balance the electrons' negative charges, like negatively charged “plums” surrounded by positively charged “pudding”. The 1904 Thomson model was disproved by Hans Geiger's and Ernest Marsden's 1909 gold foil experiment...