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What was the weakness of the Rutherford model of the atom that Bohr addressed?

A. It did not explain why the electrons did not spiral into the nucleus.
B. It did not take into account that electrons act as waves and particles.
C. It did not account for the presence of negatively charged particles orbiting a nucleus.
D. It only described small atoms and not large atoms accurately.



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Bohr addressed the weakness of the Rutherford model by proposing specific electron orbits to prevent instability.


Explanation:

The weakness of the Rutherford model of the atom that Bohr addressed was the inability to explain why electrons did not spiral into the nucleus. Rutherford's model violated physics principles as it predicted all atoms to be unstable due to orbital decay. Bohr's solution was to propose that electrons could only orbit the nucleus in specific energy levels without emitting radiation, thereby stabilizing the atom.


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