Drawbacks of Rutherford — task. Chemistry CBSE Live product, Class 9 (2026-27).

Answer the following question:

Write the drawbacks of Rutherford’s atomic model.

i. Rutherford did not specify:

how mass is calculated
how the nucleus is present
how protons are charged
how electrons are arranged around the nucleus

ii. The electrons in motion are considered unstable because:

They move in straight lines
They gain energy continuously
They would fall into the nucleus, making the atom unstable
They remain fixed in one orbit

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