The previous model of the atom, the Thomson atomic model, or the âplum puddingâ model, in which negatively charged electrons were like the plums in the atomâs positively charged pudding, was disproved. The Rutherford atomic model relied on classical physics. The Bohr atomic model, relying on quantum mechanics, built upon the Rutherford model to explain the orbits of electrons.
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