Once Thomson showed that atoms consist of very light

Chapter 37, Problem 37.28

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Once Thomson showed that atoms consist of very light negative electrons and a much more massive positive charge, why didnt physicists immediately consider a solar-system model of electrons orbiting a positive nucleus? Why would physicists in 1900 object to such a model?

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