Oppositely charged objects attract each other. This attraction holds electrons in atoms and holds atoms to one another in many compounds. However, Ernest Rutherford's model of the atom failed to explain why electrons were not pulled into the atomic nucleus by this attraction.

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Aubrey Orozco

7 September, 00:55

Oppositely charged objects attract each other. This attraction holds electrons in atoms and holds atoms to one another in many compounds. However, Ernest Rutherford's model of the atom failed to explain why electrons were not pulled into the atomic nucleus by this attraction.

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Paige Larson · Answer 1

Bohr's work with atomic spectra led him to say that the electrons were limited to existing in certain energy levels, like standing on the rungs of a ladder

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