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Rutherford's atomic model was a breakthrough, but it was flawed. It couldn't explain atomic stability, as orbiting electrons should lose energy and spiral into the nucleus. It also failed to account for the discrete line spectra observed from excited atoms.
The early 20th century experiments on electrical discharge through gases eventually led to the discovery of cathode rays (electrons). The major finding was that the characteristics of these cathode rays (electrons) were independent of the material used for the electrodes and the nature of the gas pr
Before 20th century, atoms were widely considered the indivisible building blocks of matter. This view goes back to Indian and Greek philosophies, as old as 400 B.C. It also became one established thought on a scientific basis by John Dalton in 1808. With his theory, several fundamental laws of chem