Chemistry · Bohr model of a hydrogen atom: its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model
According to classical theory, the proposed path of an electron in Rutherford at
According to classical theory, the proposed path of an electron in Rutherford atomic model was
- A. circular
- B. straight line
- C. parabolic
- D. spiral
Step-by-step solution
Rutherford's atomic model, based on the gold foil experiment, proposed that electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular orbits, similar to planets around the sun. While classical electrodynamics predicts that such orbiting electrons would radiate energy and follow a spiral path into the nucleus, the model itself initially assumed circular orbits.
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