Question

Rutherford's model of atom could not hold good because:

• A. it did not account for the stability of an atom
• B. the atom did not have a nucleus and an electron
• C. it did not account for the attraction between a proton and an electron
• D. there is actually no space between the nucleus and the electron

Answer 1

The correct option is A it did not account for the stability of an atom

Rutherford demonstrated that an atom contains the new features of high central charge concentrated into a very small volume in comparison to the rest of the atom and this central volume also contains the bulk of the atomic mass of the atom.

Failure - An electron revolving around the nucleus at an accelerated pace loses energy following a spiral path and ultimately falls into the nucleus but the atoms are stable. So, he could not explain the stability of an atom.