Thomson Model

All matter is made of atoms and all the atoms are electrically neutral. Having discovered electron as a constituent of atom, Thomson concluded that there must be an equal amount of positive charge present in an atom. On this basis he proposed a model for the structure of atom.

According to his model, atoms can be considered as a large sphere of uniform positive charge with a number of small negatively charged electrons scattered throughout it. This model was called as plum pudding model.

The electrons represent the plums in the pudding made of negative charge. This model is similar to a water-melon in which the pulp represents the positive charge and the seeds denote the electrons.