The major drawback of Rutherford's model of the atom is:

It does not provide any clue to explain the shapes of molecules.

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It does not explain the effect of electric field on the atoms.

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It does not explain the stability of the atom.

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None of the above.

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The correct option is C
It does not explain the stability of the atom.

The major drawback of Rutherford's model of the atom is that it does not explain the stability of the atom.

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One of the drawbacks of Rutherford's Atomic Model is that it failed to explain the ______ atoms.

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