Plum Pudding Model for an atom was proposed by

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‘Plum Pudding Model’ for an atom was proposed by

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Science

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CDS-I

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The Plum Pudding Model for an atom was proposed by J.J. Thomson. This model was put forth in the early 20th century before the discovery of the atomic nucleus. According to this model, an atom consists of a positively charged sphere with negatively charged electrons embedded in it. The positive charge and the negative charge are evenly distributed throughout the atom, like a plum pudding.

Option 1, Antoine Lavoisier, is incorrect. Lavoisier was a French chemist who is known for his work on the conservation of mass in chemical reactions.

Option 2, Robert Boyle, is incorrect. Boyle was an English physicist and chemist who is considered one of the founders of modern chemistry. He did extensive research on gases and proposed Boyle`s law which describes the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas.

Option 3, Ernest Rutherford, is incorrect. Rutherford is known for his gold foil experiment which led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus and proposed the nuclear model of an atom.

Alert - correct answer should be 3, Ernest Rutherford.

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