JAMB - Physics (2019 - No. 12)
Which of the following is/are the limitations to the Rutherford's atomic models?
I. It is applicable when energy is radiated as electrons are revolving
II. It is applicable when energy is radiated in a continuous mode
III. It is applicable to an atom with only one electron in the other shell
I only
II only
I & II only
I, II & III only
Explication
Rutherford assumed that (I) energy is radiated when electrons are revolving (II) energy is radiated in a continuous mode. These are limitations of Rutherford's model