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Question Question 3
What are the limitations of Rutherford's model of the atom?
- The revolution of the electron in a circular orbit is not expected to be stable.
- Any particle in circular orbit would undergo acceleration, and hence, charged particles would radiate energy. Thus, the revolving electron would lose energy and finally fall into the nucleus.
- Hence, atoms must be highly unstable and matter would not exist in its known form. We know that atoms are quite stable.