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There are several problems with the model. The first is that he assumed that the nucleus is made up of only positive sub-atomic particles. We now know that it consists of both protons which have a positive charge and neutrons which have no charge.
Rutherford also envisioned the atom as a mini-solar system with electrons orbiting the nucleus in a manner similar to planets going around the sun. This is not correct. His model does not take into account the concept of energy levels, orbital shape quantum mechanics and wave particle duality. All of these are critical in understanding the action of the electron and its pattern of motion.
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