Bohr model of the atom

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The Bohr model of the atom is an early quantum theory in which electrons orbit the nucleus in discrete, quantized energy levels, explaining atomic spectra such as that of hydrogen.

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instanceOf atomic model ⓘ
early quantum theory ⓘ
physical theory ⓘ
appliesTo hydrogen atom ⓘ
hydrogen-like ions ⓘ
assumes Coulomb attraction between electron and nucleus ⓘ
classical circular motion for electrons with quantized angular momentum ⓘ
coreIdea angular momentum of bound electrons is quantized ⓘ
electron orbits correspond to quantized energy levels ⓘ
electrons move in discrete circular orbits around the nucleus ⓘ
describes structure of the atom ⓘ
educationalUse introductory model in physics education ⓘ
visualization of quantized energy levels ⓘ
explains Balmer series of hydrogen ⓘ
Rydberg formula for hydrogen spectral lines ⓘ
linked to: Rydberg constant

line spectrum of hydrogen ⓘ
field atomic physics ⓘ
quantum physics ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
historicalPeriod old quantum theory ⓘ
influenced Schrödinger’s wave mechanics ⓘ
Sommerfeld model of the atom ⓘ
development of quantum mechanics ⓘ
influencedBy Planck’s quantum hypothesis ⓘ
Rutherford scattering experiments ⓘ
limitation cannot accurately describe multi-electron atoms ⓘ
does not include electron wave nature fully ⓘ
incompatible with full quantum mechanics for complex atoms ⓘ
namedAfter Niels Bohr ⓘ
postulate frequency of emitted radiation is related to energy difference between orbits ⓘ
only certain stationary orbits are allowed for electrons ⓘ
radiation is emitted or absorbed only when an electron jumps between allowed orbits ⓘ
precededBy Rutherford model of the atom ⓘ
predicts Bohr radius for the ground-state orbit of hydrogen ⓘ
discrete energy levels for electrons in hydrogen ⓘ
ionization energy of hydrogen ⓘ
proposedBy Niels Bohr ⓘ
publicationYear 1913 ⓘ
relatedConcept Bohr radius ⓘ
Rydberg constant ⓘ
electron transition ⓘ
energy level ⓘ
photon emission ⓘ
replacedBy Schrödinger model of the atom ⓘ
quantum mechanical model of the atom ⓘ
usesConcept Planck constant ⓘ
quantization of angular momentum ⓘ
stationary states ⓘ

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