Thomson's model of an atom could not explain the result of the scattering experiment performed by Rutherford.

Atoms are stable

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Atoms are stable

According to Thomson, the atom is a uniform positive sphere with electrons embedded in it just like a plum pudding. This implies that when alpha particles are bombarded on the atoms, they should get deflected uniformly. However, in the scattering experiment, the deflection varied from 0 $^{\circ}$ to 180 $^{\circ}$ which couldn't be explained by Thomson's model.

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