MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEIChO (Chemistry Olympiad)Physical ChemistryAtomic StructureIntro

Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom failed to explain

0.The existence of the nucleus

1.Stability of the atom and line spectra of hydrogen

2.The scattering of α-particles

3.The charge on the nucleus

Explanation

Classical mechanics predicts that a revolving electron should continuously emit radiation, lose energy, and spiral into the nucleus. Rutherford's model could not explain atomic stability or the observed discrete line spectra.

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