Rutherford model

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Etymology[edit]

Devised by Ernest Rutherford.

Proper noun[edit]

the Rutherford model

  1. (physics) A conceptual model of the atom, superseding the plum pudding model, and involving a relatively high central charge concentrated into a very small volume in comparison to the rest of the atom, with this central volume (the nucleus) containing most of the atom's mass. It was superseded by the Bohr model.
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