Combined Science GCSE
Charge and mass distribution
What Charge and mass distribution means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Charge and mass distribution
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How charge and mass are arranged in the atom: spread throughout in the plum pudding model, concentrated in the nucleus in the nuclear model.
Topics that use Charge and mass distribution
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