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Plum pudding model

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Long ago, people had ideas about atoms.

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Thomson atom seven electrons.svg
An atom is a tiny part of everything. One man thought it was like a sweet treat. He thought small bits lived inside a big ball. It looked like fruit in a pudding. Do you want to learn more?

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