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Lesson: Chapter 3 — The Structure of Matter

3.1. The planetary model of the atom 1 of 11

Question 1

What does the planetary model of the atom say?

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The electrons move around the positively charged nucleus at the centre — much as the planets move around the sun. That comparison is where the model gets its name.

The protons stay in the nucleus; they do not orbit anything. And electrons are never inside the nucleus — the nucleus holds the protons and the neutrons only.

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