NEET Chemistry Rutherford's Model MCQ Question
What did Rutherford propose as the reason for the concentration of positive charge and mass in an atom?
It is concentrated in a very small region called the nucleus.
It is uniformly spread throughout the atom.
It exists only in the electron shells.
It is distributed equally between protons and neutrons.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Rutherford proposed that the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are densely concentrated in an extremely small region known as the nucleus, which is surrounded by electrons moving in orbits.
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