Question

Choose the correct option from the following options given below:

• A. In the ground state of Rutherford's model electrons are in stable equilibrium. While in Thomson's model electrons always experience a net force.
• B. An atom has a nearly continuous mass distribution in Rutherford's model but has a highly non uniform mass distribution in Thomson's model.
• C. A classical atom based on Rutherford's model is doomed to collapse.
• D. The positively charged part of the atom possesses most of the mass in Rutherford's model but not in Thomson's model.

Hint:

Rutherford's model assumes electrons in stable orbits, but classical electrodynamics predicts the electron will lose energy and spiral inward, making the atom unstable. This led to the development of Bohr's model, where electrons exist in quantized orbits to avoid collapse.