Gujarati
12.Atoms
easy

According to classical theory, the circular path of an electron in Rutherford atom is

A

Spiral

B

Circular

C

Parabolic

D

Straight line

Solution

(a) The revolution of the electron in a circular orbit is not expected to be stable. Any particle in a circular orbit would undergo acceleration. During acceleration, charged particles would radiate energy. Thus, the revolving electron would lose energy and finally fall into the nucleus following a spiral path.

Standard 12
Physics

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