The discovery of electrons and protons inside the atom led to the failure of Dalton’s idea of atomic indivisibility.
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Dalton’s idea was challenged by the discovery of electrons and protons inside the atom.
If electrons in atoms were to continuously lose energy and spiral into the nucleus, atoms would be highly unstable and matter as we know it wouldn’t exist.
The emitted energy causes the electron’s orbit to decay gradually, eventually resulting in the electron falling into the nucleus.
The circular motion of an electron would require constant acceleration, leading to the emission of energy in the form of radiation.