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Dalton: Solid Sphere Model
The Solid Sphere model is an atomic model proposed by John Dalton in 1803 stating that all objects are made of particles called atoms -
Thompson: The Plum Pudding Model
In Thomson's model, the atom is composed of electrons surrounded by a soup of positive charge to balance the electrons' negative charges -
Rutherford: The Nuclear Model
Rutherford's model shows that an atom is mostly empty space, with electrons orbiting a fixed, positively charged nucleus in set, predictable paths -
Bohr: The Bohr (Planetary) Model
The Bohr Model is a planetary model in which the negatively-charged electrons orbit a small, positively-charged nucleus similar to the planets orbiting the Sun -
Schrodinger: Quantum Mechanics Model
Schrödinger used mathematical equations to describe the likelihood of finding an electron in a certain position -
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Schrodinger and Heisenberg Model. There is a key point about the Bohr model that is no longer accepted in current models of the atom