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Classically, what happens to an orbiting electron in Rutherford's atom?
AJumps between levels
BSpirals into the nucleus
COrbits forever unchanged
DEscapes the atom slowly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Spirals into the nucleus
An accelerating charge radiates energy, so the electron should lose energy and fall into the nucleus.
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