NEET Chemistry Thomson's Model Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Thomson's model of the atom describes the positive charge as uniformly distributed within a spherical volume.
Reason (R): The model is often referred to as the 'plum pudding' model due to the arrangement of electrons similar to plums in a pudding.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Thomson's model indeed describes the atom with a uniform distribution of positive charge and the analogy to 'plum pudding' explains the embedded electrons, which supports the assertion.
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