What are the main ideas in the nuclear theory of the atom?
Solution 4Q
Rutherford atomic model, also called nuclear atom or planetary model of the atom.According to this model an atom is a tiny, dense, positively charged core called a nucleus, in which nearly all the mass is concentrated, around which the light, negative constituents, called electrons, circulate at some distance, much like planets revolving around the Sun.
The diagram of the Rutherford atomic model of an atom is given as below: