Which of the following did the Rutherford model fails to explain?

centrally located nucleus

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outer circular orbits

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stability of atoms

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empty space in the atom

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The correct option is C
stability of atoms

Rutherford's model failed to explain the stability of atoms. When the electrons (charged particles) are revolving around the nucleus continuously, they should eventually lose energy and should collapse into the nucleus.

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Which of the following did the Rutherford model fails to explain?

The correct option is C stability of atoms Rutherford's model failed to explain the stability of atoms. When the electrons (charged particles) are revolving around the nucleus continuously, they should eventually lose energy and should collapse into the nucleus.

The correct option is C
stability of atoms

Rutherford's model failed to explain the stability of atoms. When the electrons (charged particles) are revolving around the nucleus continuously, they should eventually lose energy and should collapse into the nucleus.