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Rutherford's Model

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Among the given statements, which of the following postulate is/are not put forward by Rutherford regarding his atomic model?
I) An atom is electrically neutral.
II) The positively charged centre in an atom is called nucleus.
III) The size of nucleus is very small as compared to an atom.

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Option (b) is correct.

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