According to Thomson's atomic model

The positive charge is assumed to be uniformly distributed over the atom.

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The positive and negative charges are equal in magnitude.

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Number of electrons is greater than the number of protons.

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The number of neutrons is equal to the sum of electrons and protons.

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Solution

The correct options are
A The positive charge is assumed to be uniformly distributed over the atom.
B
The positive and negative charges are equal in magnitude.

According to J.J. Thomson,
1. An atom consists of a positively charged sphere with electrons embedded in it.
2. The positive and negative charges are equal in magnitude; hence the atom as a whole is electrically neutral.

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Q. In Thomson's model of the atom, which of the following statements are correct?
(i) The mass of the atom is assumed to be uniformly distributed over the atom.
(ii) The positive charge is assumed to be uniformly distributed over the atom.
(iii) The electrons are uniformly distributed in the positively charged sphere.
(iv) The electrons attract each other to stabilize the atom.

Q. An atom can acquire a positive charge or a negative charge depending on whether the number of electrons in an atom is greater or less than the number of protons in the atom.

Q. An atom has 18 protons, 18 electrons, and 20 neutrons. This atom has _____.

A) a negative charge B)an atomic number of 20 C)a mass number of 38 D) a positive charge

Which one of these is the answer?

Statement 1: Number of neutrons is always greater than or equal to the number of protons in any given atom except hydrogen.
Statement 2: Number of electrons is always equal to the number of protons in a neutral atom.

According to Thomson, positive charges were 183 times greater than electrons in magnitude; hence the atom as a whole was positively charged.

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