Which model of an atom is known as the planetary model?

Thomson’s model

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Rutherford model

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Bohr’s model

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Modern atomic model

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Solution

The correct option is B

Rutherford model

In Rutherford's model of the atom, the electrons move around the massive nucleus like planets orbiting the sun. Hence, this model is also called the planetary model.

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