What are the drawbacks of Rutherford's model of an atom?
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Conclusion of Rutherford's model of an atom:
The space inside an atom is empty as most of the α-particles passed without deflection through the gold foil.
The positive charge occupies a minimum space which indicates that very few particles were diverted from their path.
A very small proportion of α-particles were diverted by 180°.
Drawbacks of Rutherford's model of an atom:
The movement of electrons was not specified by him and was expected to be unstable.
Any particle in a circular orbit undergoes acceleration and radiate energy due to which the revolving particle identified by Rutherford was unstable as they tend to fall inside the nucleus.