Question

Which statements describe Rutherford’s model of the atom?

Answer 1

Rutherford's model basically described the structure of atom in much better way than what plum pudding's model did. Out of the options, correct postulates are:
The atom is mostly empty space. 
The atom’s positive charge is located in the atom’s nucleus.

Answer 2

Explanation:

ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜᴛʜᴇʀғᴏʀᴅ ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴜs. ʀᴜᴛʜᴇʀғᴏʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴜs ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ.

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