Question

At one time, it was thought that positive charge was spread throughout the atom. This was the plum–pudding model. Rutherford's experiment to test this theory involved shooting positively charged particles toward the atom. Describe what the results of this experiment would have been if the plum-pudding model were correct.

Last question need help understanding. :/

Answer 1

Was he trying to send an actual electrical current?

Answer 2

The Plum Pudding model was created by J.J.Thompson and stated that atoms contain negatively charged particles called electrons that are evenly dispersed throughout the nucleus.

What I'm not getting is how did the plum pudding model state that the atom had a positive charge?

Answer 3

It states that the positive change was a belief, so a scientist must have theorised of it.
Now we know there's no positive pudding charge, so it must have been disproven.
Chem-history isn't by best suit, but I hope I'm helping.

Answer 4

No POSITIVE pudding charge***

Answer 5

Yeah, I have no clue what they are specifically asking you.

Answer 6

Me either, it's highly confusing. xD

Answer 7

Wait I gets it... kinda....

Answer 8

Lemmie ask you a question - what happens when you mix positively charged atoms?

Answer 9

Or an atom carries a large positive charge...?

Answer 10

Uhm. Nothing? LOL
I'd say they repel but yanno.
The don't in an atom.

Answer 11

So... Why would they ask you if it worked? Wouldn't it cause a nuclear explosion if you combined two atoms of the same charge?

Answer 12

I don't even know.
I'm so confused.

Answer 13

Yeah, combining two atoms is worse than splitting one, that's all I would know. Otherwise I would very uncarefully assume that nothing would happen. Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.

Answer 14

It's fine, thank you. ^^

Answer 15

@SolomonZelman ?