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The first successful model of hydrogen was developed by Bohr in 1913, and incorporated the new ideas of quantum theory. | The first successful model of hydrogen was developed by Bohr in 1913, and incorporated the new ideas of quantum theory. Neil Bohr explained the emission spectra of hydrogen by improving on the Rutherford model of the atom. Initially, Rutherford's planetary model predicted a continuous spectrum of light from hydrogen. However, Bohr corrected for this by proposing that the translational angular momentum of the electron can be quantized. | ||
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Revision as of 17:58, 1 December 2015
by Pearl Ruparel
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In atomic physics, the Bohr model depicts the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons in orbit similar in structure to the solar system. It is taught as an introduction to quantum physics. In the Bohr Model, electrons can only be at certain, discrete, distances from the proton to which it is bound. If it could be at any distance, it would lose energy (by synchrotron radiation) and eventually spiral into the proton –destroying the atom in the process.
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The first successful model of hydrogen was developed by Bohr in 1913, and incorporated the new ideas of quantum theory. Neil Bohr explained the emission spectra of hydrogen by improving on the Rutherford model of the atom. Initially, Rutherford's planetary model predicted a continuous spectrum of light from hydrogen. However, Bohr corrected for this by proposing that the translational angular momentum of the electron can be quantized.
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