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Why was Rutherford's model of the atom not complete?
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High School (9–10)
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Structure of the Atom › Subatomic Particles and Atomic Models
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Why was Rutherford's model of the atom not complete?
It had no nucleus
It said atoms are mostly solid
Electrons moving round the nucleus should lose energy and spiral into it
It could not explain the gold foil results
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