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In Thomson's model, the positive charge of the atom is:
AUnusually dense
BUniformly spread
CUniquely placed
DUnevenly spread
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Uniformly spread
1. Thomson pictured the atom as a sphere of positive charge.
2. In it the positive charge is uniformly distributed.
3. The electrons are embedded into it.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry, Ch 2 'Structure of Atom'_
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