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Meaning of Rutherford model | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A conceptual model of the atom, superseding the plum pudding model, and involving a relatively high central charge concentrated into a very small volume in comparison to the rest of the atom, with this central volume (the nucleus) containing most of the atom's mass. It was superseded by the Bohr model.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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