Which of the Following Did the Planetary Model of the Atom

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did the planetary model of the atom fail to explain?

• A) the relationship between orbital radius and energy
• B) why some alpha particles in Rutherford's scattering experiment deflected at high angles when incident on atomic foils
• C) why most alpha particles in Rutherford's scattering experiment passed with little deflection through atomic foils
• D) why electrons in atoms don't radiate all their energy away rapidly

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