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What is wrong with rutherford's model of the atom

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 Rutherford couldn't explain why the negatively charged electrons remain in the nucleus when they should collapse into the positively charged nucleus. 
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Everything. Nah, I'm kidding

The problem with his model was he couldn't explain why the negatively charged electrons remain in the nucleus when they should collapse into the positively charged nucleus.
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