Question

explain any 3 drawbacks of rutherford's atomic model.

Answer 1

The three main drawbacks of Rutherford’s atomic model are as follows:

1. The model is applicable for one electron system.
2. According to Rutherford the energy spectrum of atom is continuous but experimentally found it to be discontinuous.

c. The model does not give the objection raised by Clerk Maxwell related to continuous emission of energy by electron.