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Write the features of Rutherford's nuclear model of an atom.

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Key highlights of model are as follows
  1. The nucleus is situated in the centre of the atom and all protons are present in the nucleus.
  2. Electrons reside outside the nucleus and revolve in defined orbits.
  3. Size of the nucleus is 105 times smaller than an atom.
  4. Mass of electron is negligible as compared to proton so all mass is concentrated in the nucleus.
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the features of rutherford's model of  an atom are as follows:
 
  • there is a positively charged centre in an atom called the nucleus . the mass of the atom resides in the nucleus .
  • the electrons revolve around the nucleus in circular paths
  • the size of the nucleus is very small as compared to the size of an atom 
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protons inside nucleus
electrons outside nucleus which is in well defined orbits
nucleus size is less than the size of atom
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