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What are the drawbacks of Rutherford atom model?

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Drawbacks of Rutherford model :
Rutherford atom model hels in the calculation of the diameter of the nucleus and also the size of the atom but has the following limitations:
(a) This model fails to exlain the distribution of electrons around the nucleus and also the stability of the atom. According to classical electrodynamics any accelerated charge emits electromagnetic radiations. Due to emission of radiations, it loses its energy. Hence, it can no longer sustain the circular motion. The radius of the orbit,therefore, becomes smaller and smaller(undergoes spiral motion) and finally the electron shuld fall into the nucleus and the atoms should disintegrate. But this does not happen.Hence, Rutherford model could not account for the stability of atoms.
(b) According to this model, emission of radiation must be continuous and must give continuous emission spectrum but experimentally we observe only line (discrete) emission spectrum for atoms.
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