explain how Bohr atomic theory is different from the Rutherford atomic theory
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Rutherford described the atom as consisting of a tiny positive mass surrounded by a cloud of negative electrons. Bohr thought that electrons orbited the nucleus in quantised orbits. ... He believed that electrons moved around the nucleus in circular orbits with quantised potential and kinetic energies.
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The gold-foil experiment showed that the atom consists of a small, massive, positively charged nucleus with the negatively charged electrons being at a great distance from the centre. ... In Bohr's model the orbits of the electrons were explained by quantum mechanics.
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