Compare and contrast rutherford's "planetary model" of the atom with our current understanding of an atom's internal structure.

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Josiah Vincent

2 May, 13:29

Compare and contrast rutherford's "planetary model" of the atom with our current understanding of an atom's internal structure.

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Caitlyn Hopkins · Answer 1

Rutherford felt that the atom had an internal structure much like our solar system, with a nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons. Today, we know that the electrons inhabit specific shells and sub-shells, and there is an order to which these electrons are located.