alleryStart learning →Why was a classical planetary atom judged unstable?
AElectrons repel strongly
BElectrons would lose energy
CNuclei would decay
DElectrons lose charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Electrons repel strongly
Larmor showed that an accelerating charge radiates power, and an orbiting electron is always accelerating, so it would lose energy.
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