Question

1. which best describes rutherfords model of the atom?

a sports stadium with a marble at the center

a dense, solid ball

a scoop of chocolate chip ice cream

fish swimming in an aquarium

Explanation:

Rutherford's model of the atom has a small, dense, positively - charged nucleus (like a marble) at the center, and electrons (like the empty space in a sports stadium) surrounding it. The other options:

• A dense, solid ball was Thomson's plum - pudding model (incorrect for Rutherford).
• A scoop of chocolate chip ice cream is not a scientific model representation.
• Fish swimming in an aquarium does not represent the nuclear - electron relationship in Rutherford's model.

Answer:

a sports stadium with a marble at the center