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A small positive nucleus with orbiting electrons; it established nuclear concentration of charge but lacks quantum stability and spectra.
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The Rutherford model captures the concentration of positive charge in a nucleus but fails as a stable classical atom.
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Rutherford’s atomic model was formulated specifically to explain the Geiger–Marsden angular distribution.
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The Bohr model adds ad hoc quantization to the Rutherford atom and works mainly for hydrogenic gross spectra.
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