Explain the Rutherford Gold foil experiment and its drawbacks ?
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Observations of Rutherford's Alpha Scattering Experiment
Some of the α-particles were deflected by the gold sheet by very small angles, and hence the positive charge in an atom is not uniformly distributed. The positive charge in an atom is concentrated in a very small volume.
The major drawback of Rutherford experiment is that the orbital revolution of the electron is not expected to be stable. According to Rutherford's model, the electrons, while moving in their orbits, would give up energy. This would make them slow down, gradually and move towards the nucleus.
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The major drawback of Rutherford experiment is that the orbital revolution of the electron is not expected to be stable. According to Rutherford's model, the electrons, while moving in their orbits, would give up energy. This would make them slow down, gradually and move towards the nucleus.