Question

why rutherford model of the atom is called the planetary model ?

Answer 1

Rutherford atomic model. ... Themodel described the atom as a tiny, dense, positively charged core called a nucleus, in which nearly all the mass is concentrated, around which the light, negative constituents, called electrons, circulate at some distance, much likeplanets revolving around the Sun.

Answer 2

according to Rutherford model of atom Rutherford describe that the atom has nucleus containing protons and neutrons revolving around it and they Revovled in fixed orbits.