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Thomson compared atom to watermelon and thus derived some conclusions. Which of the following were his conclusions?


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The seeds are positive spheres and red edible parts are the electrons.
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The seeds are the electrons and red edible part is the positive sphere.
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The seeds and edible part both are electrons.
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The seeds and edible part both are positive charge.
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Solution

The correct option is B The seeds are the electrons and red edible part is the positive sphere.

Thomson’s model of an atom describes that the electrons are like seeds in a sphere of positive charge, which is the red edible part of watermelon. Thomson assumed that the negative and positive charges are equal in magnitude, thus the atoms is electrically neutral.


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