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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Atoms

Question:

Rutherford's Model of the atom was unstable because which of the following ?

Options:

nuclei will break down

electrons move in circular orbits

orbiting electron radiate energy

electrons are repelled by nucleus

Correct Answer:

orbiting electron radiate energy

Explanation:

The motion of the electrons in the Rutherford model was unstable because, according to classical mechanics and electromagnetic theory, any charged particle moving on a curved path emits electromagnetic radiation; thus, the electrons would lose energy and spiral into the nucleus.

This could not be accounted by Rutherford's Model.