Atomic Models

Question 1

What did J.J Thompson’s “plum pudding” model claim?

Answer 1

That all atoms contain tiny negatively charged subatomic particles or electrons.

Question 2

What did Rutherford’s model claim?

Answer 2

It concluded that atoms consist mostly of empty space where electrons move and also have a positively charged molecule in the center.

Question 3

What did Bohr’s model claim?

Answer 3

Electrons move rapidly around the nucleus in paths called orbits.