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Who proposed the plum-pudding model of an atom?

  • Marie Curie
  • Ernest Rutherford
  • J.J. Thomson (correct)
  • Niels Bohr

What did J.J. Thomson assume about the mass distribution in the atom?

  • The mass is distributed only around the nucleus
  • The mass is concentrated at the center of the atom
  • The mass is negligible compared to the charges
  • The mass is uniformly distributed over the atom (correct)

Why is the plum-pudding model also known as the raisin pudding model?

  • Because the model was inspired by a pudding recipe
  • Due to the presence of positively charged raisins in the atom
  • Due to the spherical shape of the atom resembling a pudding
  • Because electrons are embedded in a sphere of positive charge like raisins in a pudding (correct)

What did the plum-pudding model fail to explain?

<p>Observations from Rutherford's alpha-scattering experiment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did J.J. Thomson conclude about the total positive and negative charges in an atom?

<p>They are equal in magnitude, making the atom electrically neutral (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Atomic Structure

  • J.J. Thomson proposed the plum-pudding model of an atom, where an atom is composed of a sphere of positive matter with negative electrons embedded within.

Mass Distribution

  • J.J. Thomson assumed that the mass of an atom was evenly distributed throughout the sphere of positive matter.

Plum-Pudding Model

  • The plum-pudding model is also known as the raisin pudding model due to the resemblance of the negatively charged electrons (raisins) embedded in the positively charged sphere (pudding).

Limitations

  • The plum-pudding model failed to explain the results of the gold foil experiment and the existence of small, dense nuclei at the center of atoms.

Charge Balance

  • J.J. Thomson concluded that the total positive charge in an atom is equal to the total negative charge, resulting in a neutral atom.

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