Asked by Laura

In what ways is Bohr's model of the atom similar to and different from Thomson's model?
Answered by DrBob222
Can you tell me... what is Bohr's model? What is JJ Thomson's model?
Answered by Laura
The Bohr Model has an atom consisting of a small, positively-charged nucleus orbited by negatively-charged electrons.

I don't know about thomson's model.
Answered by DrBob222
OK. It's obvious that if you don't know what Thomson's model is you can't very well describe the differences and similarities. You could have read about that model in your text or you could have done a Google on it. But I can do that for you here. Thomson described the atom as similar to a "plum pudding" in which the atom's + charge essentially spread over a certain volume and the electrons were imbedded in the + part of the pudding.
Answered by Laura
But I don't really know how they are similar or different..