Question

Explain Thomson model of atom

Answer 1

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 modelwas disproved by Hans Geiger's and Ernest Marsden's 1909 gold foil experiment.

Answer 2

J.J.THOMSON WAS A BRITISH SCIENTIST WHO WAS BOTH A PHYSICIST AND A CHEMIST.HE WAS BORN ON 18TH DECEMBER,1856.HIS MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE IS HIS RECOGNISATION OF ELECTRON AS AN ESSENTIAL CONSTITUENT OF MATTER.ELECTRON IS A NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLE OF AN ATOM.ITS MASS IS VERY SMALL THAT IS 1/1837.