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A key failure of Rutherford's classical model was that an accelerating electron should:

Aspiral into the nucleus radiating energy
Bemit X-rays
Cacquire infinite mass
Dbecome a positron
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. spiral into the nucleus radiating energy
Classical EM predicts continuous radiation and orbital decay.
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