The Rutherford Nuclear Model Quiz

Ernest Rutherford (correct)

J.J. Thomson

James Chadwick

Niels Bohr

The atom is a cloud of positive charge with electrons dispersed within it.

The atom is a solid sphere with a positive charge distributed throughout.

The atom consists of a small, dense, positively charged nucleus with electrons orbiting around it. (correct)

The atom is composed of protons and neutrons with electrons embedded within the nucleus.

It failed to account for the existence of neutrons.

It couldn't explain the emission of light from atoms.

It couldn't explain the stability of the atom. (correct)

It disregarded the presence of electrons in the atom.

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