Why is the Bohr-rutherford model of valence electrons incorrect?

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Sorry, been a while since high school. Can someone please explain why this model is incorrect, and why they teach it in high school if it’s incorrect?

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It is incorrect because it says the electrons are in certain shells and orbit the nucleus in these orbits.

According to quantum mechanics, we don’t the position that accurate. The shells are actually the highest probability to find the electron but we are not sure if they are there.

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