Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Thomson's model of the atom?

• A. Positive charge is uniformly distributed through out the atom and negatively charged particles are embedded in most stable elctrostatic arrangement
• B. Negative charge is uniformly distributed through out the atom and positive charge is embedded in most stable elctrostatic arrangement
• C. Mass of the atom is uniformly distributed through out the atom
• D. Thomson's model of the atom explains the overall neutality of the atom

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

Thomson's model of the atom explains the overall neutality of the atom

Thomson's model of the atom can be represented by the following schematic diagram

Where negatively charged electrons are embedded in most stable electrostatic aarangement while mass and positive charge of the atom is uniformly distributed over the atom such that magnitude of positive and negative charges are equal.