The Making of the Atomic Bomb
What is the difference between the atomic model of classical physics and Rutherford's model?
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The atomic model of classical physics is hard and round. Newton thinks of it as a billiard ball. Rutherford's model is a central attracting mass surrounded by rings of rotating electrons. The atom is substantially empty space.