Question

multiple-choice question plum pudding consists of pieces of fruit (raisins) within cake. according to thomson, what do the raisins represent about the atom? the overall neutral charge of the atom as a whole the positively charged sphere the randomly scattered electrons

Explanation:

Thomson's plum - pudding model of the atom proposed that the atom is a positively charged sphere (the cake part) with negatively charged electrons (the raisins) embedded randomly within it. So the raisins in the plum - pudding analogy represent the randomly scattered electrons. The first option is incorrect because the overall neutral charge is due to the balance of positive and negative charges, not what the raisins represent. The second option is incorrect as the positively charged sphere is the "cake" part, not the raisins.

Answer:

the randomly scattered electrons