Which of the following statements about Rutherford's model of an atom is not correct?

Most of the atom's mass is concentrated in an extremely small region called nucleus

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Electrons move around the nucleus in orbits

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Electrons and nucleus are held together by electrostatic forces of attraction

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The model explained the stability of an atom

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Solution

The correct option is D The model explained the stability of an atom
The Rutherford's model of atom failed to explain the stability of an atom. As an electron moves in a circular path, it should undergo acceleration and radiate energy. This would result in the electron losing energy continuously and eventually spiralling into the nucleus.

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Which of the following conclusions could not be derived from Rutherford's $α$ -particles scattering experiment ?

(a) Most of the space in the atom is empty

(b) The radius of the atom is about $10^{- 10} m$ while that of nucleus is $10^{- 15} m$

(d) Electrons and the nucleus are held together by electrostatic forces of attraction

Q. Find true or false,
Statment 1: Atoms are stable and spectrum of atom consists of well defined lines of definite frequencies.

Statement 2: The electrons do not fall into the nucleus, therefore Rutherford`s model does not explain the stability of the atom.

Statement I- Thomson's atomic model could not explain the result of scattering experiment performed by Rutherford.
Statement II- According to Rutherford, majority of mass was concentrated in a minute, positively charged region (the nucleus) surrounded by electrons.

Q. According to Bohr's model of atom an electron revolves around the nucleus in following fashion

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