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Dalton represented atoms as tiny indivisible, indestructible particles or spheres
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Thomson proposed the plum model. In his model the atom is composed of electrons which Thomson still called corpuscles.
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Rutherford described the atom as a tiny dense positively charged core called a nucleus which contained all the mass. Electrons circulated around it much like the planets revolve around the sun.
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Depic's atom as a small positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons that travel in circular orbit around he nucleus similar to the soar system but with attraction provided by a negative charge.
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The Quantum Model is used by modern physicists today. To describe electrons they use quantum numbers to describe their position.
