jan 23, 1911 - Rutherford Model

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Also called nuclear atom or planetary model of the atom, description of the structure of atoms. The model described the atom as a tiny, dense, positively charged core called a nucleus, in which nearly all the mass is concentrated, around which the light, negative constituents, called electrons, circulate at some distance, much like planets revolving around the Sun.

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