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Rutherford explained that all the positive charge was concentrated at the centre and the electrons revolved around it.

But this theory was discarded as a charged particle undergoing circular motion would

accelerate and an accelerating particle looses energy. Hence, the electron would fall into the nucleus and the atom will collapse.

But this doesn't happen. So, Rutherford's model of atom was discarded.

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Inability of stability of nucleas.

Inability of the explain line spectra of element.

Inability of describe the distribution of elactron and electron energies.

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Rutherford explained that all the positive charge was concentrated at the centre and the electrons revolved around it.

But this theory was discarded as a charged particle undergoing circular motion would

accelerate and an accelerating particle looses energy. Hence, the electron would fall into the nucleus and the atom will collapse.

But this doesn't happen. So, Rutherford's model of atom was discarded.

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Rutherford explained that all the positive charge was concentrated at the centre and the electrons revolved around it.

But this theory was discarded as a charged particle undergoing circular motion would

accelerate and an accelerating particle looses energy. Hence, the electron would fall into the nucleus and the atom will collapse.

But this doesn't happen. So, Rutherford's model of atom was discarded.

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Rutherford's model of atom stated that all the positive charge was concentrated in the center together and electrons revolved around it but the classical theory of physics states that "If a charged particle undergoes circular motion, then it is subjected to accelerate and

an accelerating particle would loose energy".

Thus, the electrons revolving around the nucleus would go in a spiral path and ultimately

fall into the nucleus as there path will continue to shrink and the atom will collapse. But this does not happen.

So, Rutherford's model of atom was discarded.

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Shortly: a positive nucleus float in a sea of negative electrical charges.

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