MathScience Academy on Instagram: "🔬 Thomson’s Model of Atom ⚛️ In 1898, J.J. Thomson proposed one of the earliest models of the atom after discovering electrons. According to him, an atom is a positively charged sphere with negatively charged electrons embedded in it — just like plums in a pudding or seeds in a watermelon! 🍉 This model explained how atoms are electrically neutral even though they contain charged particles. ✨ Though later replaced by Rutherford’s model, Thomson’s idea was the