limitations of rutherford model of atom
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Drawbacks or Limitations of Rutherford's Model of atom are given below --
1. It fails to explain the stability of the atom --
According to laws of physics, the electron, while moving around the nucleus, will get continuously accelerated and a charged particle like elctron when accelerated should radiate energy. Because of loss of energy, the electron will slow down and move closer and closer to the nucleus with each rotation and finally would spiral into the nucleus. This would result in collapse of the atom. Calculations show that this would happen in only 10^-8 second. Fortunately, atoms do not follow this behaviour and thus Rutherford's model fails to explain the stability of the atom.
2. Another serious drawback of this model is that it says nothing about the distribution of electrons around the nucleus.
1. It fails to explain the stability of the atom --
According to laws of physics, the electron, while moving around the nucleus, will get continuously accelerated and a charged particle like elctron when accelerated should radiate energy. Because of loss of energy, the electron will slow down and move closer and closer to the nucleus with each rotation and finally would spiral into the nucleus. This would result in collapse of the atom. Calculations show that this would happen in only 10^-8 second. Fortunately, atoms do not follow this behaviour and thus Rutherford's model fails to explain the stability of the atom.
2. Another serious drawback of this model is that it says nothing about the distribution of electrons around the nucleus.
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