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What are the drawbacks of Rutherford​ atomic model?

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Drawbacks of Rutherford Atomic Model:
As before, the Rutherford atomic model was also challenged and questioned by many.
  • It could not explain stability of an atom because this model does not obey Maxwell's law of electrodynamics. According to Maxwell electron should continuously emit radiation and thus gradually lose energy, so its distance from the nucleus should become shorter, and finally, it should fall into the nucleus. However, this never happens.

  • It could not explain the line spectra of the atom.

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