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Plum pudding' model of an atom was proposed by:

1. C.V.Raman
2. N.Bohr
3. E.Rutherford
4. J.J.Thomson

Correct answer: J.J.Thomson

Solution

J.J. Thomson proposed the plum pudding model, in which negatively charged electrons were embedded in a positively charged sphere. This was an early atomic model before Rutherford’s nuclear model replaced it.

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