Question

why do you think the partnership of rutherford a partical experiments, and bohr, a theoretical mathematician, was so succesful in advancing the modern model of the atom

Answer 1

Answer:

"Despite their differences, they had one thing in common-they were ready to challenge the age old orthodox concepts which plagued science at that time."

Explanation:

Rutherford and Bohr was two completely different personalities with extraordinary intelligence. Rutherford was an experimentalist and also keenly interested in technology, while Bohr was all into theoretical concept of science and mathematics. Despite their differences, they had one thing in common-they were ready to challenge the age old orthodox concepts which plagued science at that time. Thus these two people were a cause behind the scientific revolution in 20th century. In fact Bohr was deeply intrigued by the atomic concept proposed by Rutherford. He decided to investigate himself why atoms were stable and did not collapse and the empty space inside the atom. This led to several interesting findings which which paved the path to modern concepts of atoms.