The atomic models after Dalton’s time included ideas about the atomic structure.

Which atomic model that shows the atomic structure is missing from this set?

Niels Bohr’s model
Schrödinger’s model
Rutherford’s model
Thomson’s model

1 answer

The atomic model that is missing from the set you provided is William Thomson's model, commonly known as the "plum pudding model."

In your list, you have:

  1. Niels Bohr’s model
  2. Schrödinger’s model
  3. Rutherford’s model
  4. Thomson’s model

To clarify, the atomic models mentioned include:

  • Thomson's model (Plum Pudding Model): Proposes that atoms are composed of a "soup" of positive charge with negatively charged electrons embedded throughout.

  • Rutherford's model: Introduces the idea of a small, dense nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons based on his gold foil experiment.

  • Bohr's model: Suggests that electrons orbit the nucleus in fixed energy levels.

  • Schrödinger's model: Represents electrons in terms of probability distributions, forming a cloud-like structure around the nucleus (quantum mechanical model).

If you're looking for another atomic model to complete a list that does not include the already mentioned models, perhaps you could consider the Dalton's model (though it precedes your list) or de Broglie's wave model, but those are not included in your initial input. If you meant a model not typically named, please clarify, and I will assist further!