Why did Thomson's results from experimenting with cathode rays cause a big change in scientific thought about atoms?
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Before Thomson's experiments, the widely accepted model of the atom was the "plum pudding model," which suggested that atoms were composed of a positively charged sphere with negatively charged electrons embedded within it. Show more…
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