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Given any one difference between Thomson's model and Rutherford's model of an atom.

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In the Thomson's atom model, electrons are in stable equilibrium while in the Rutherford's atom model electrons always experience a net force `(mv^(2))/(r)` due to electrostatic force of attraction between electron and nucleus.
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