Rutherford in his atomic model could not explain behavior of ___________ ?
Correct answer: A. Electrons
- A. Electrons
- B. Protons
- C. Neutrons
- D. Neutrino
Explanation
Rutherford's model could not explain why orbiting electrons do not continuously lose energy and spiral into the nucleus, nor why atoms produce line spectra. The likely mistake is choosing protons, but Rutherford's model did identify a small positive nucleus containing the positive charge.
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