Question

Write the important limitation of Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom.

Answer 1

According to one of the postulates of Rutheford's atomic model, The electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular paths.

But the revolution of the electron in a circular orbit is not expected to be stable. Any particle in a circular orbit would undergo acceleration. During acceleration, charged particles would radiate energy. Thus, the revolving electron would lose energy and finally fall into the nucleus. If this were so, the atom should be highly unstable and hence matter would not exist in the form that we know, as atoms are quite stable.