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How does the present day model of the atom DIFFER from the Rutherford’s model? How does the present day model of the atom SIMILAR to Rutherford’s model?

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The present day model shows a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons with cloud-like spheres of different diameters surrounding the nucleus to represent the energy levels of the electrons in the atom. Rutherford's model shows electrons orbiting the nucleus along fixed, but similar- diameter circular paths.

Both models show the composition of the nucleus at the center of the atom and the much smaller electrons at some distance from the nucleus.

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Neither of the models does a good job of representing the relative size differences of the protons, neutrons and electrons, or the distance between the nucleus and the "electron clouds."

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