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Naming early atomic models

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Figure 2 shows two early models of the atom.

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Figure 2

Name the models of the atom shown in Figure 2.

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  1. 1 Model A field names the plum pudding/Thomson model.
  2. 2 Model B field names an accepted Bohr/nuclear/planetary/Rutherford–Bohr model.

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Model A: plum pudding model. Model B: Bohr model.

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Model A is the nuclear model and Model B is the plum pudding model.

Match each name to its visible structure: diffuse positive charge differs from a nucleus with shells.

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