Bohr Model

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Atom
gptkbp:angularMomentumFormula mvr=nh/2π
gptkbp:assumes angular momentum is quantized
gptkbp:category gptkb:Physics
Atomic theory
gptkbp:describes structure of atom
gptkbp:electronTransition emits or absorbs photon
gptkbp:energyDifference E2-E1=hf
gptkbp:energyLevels n=1,2,3,...
gptkbp:explains gptkb:Balmer_series
gptkb:Paschen_series
gptkb:Lyman_series
hydrogen atom spectrum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bohr Model
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Planck's_quantum_theory
gptkb:Rutherford_model
gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkbp:limitation does not account for electron-electron interactions
cannot explain spectra of multi-electron atoms
does not explain Stark effect
does not explain Zeeman effect
gptkbp:postulates electrons orbit nucleus in fixed paths
energy levels are quantized
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkbp:replacedBy quantum mechanical model
gptkbp:usedIn early atomic physics
gptkbp:yearProposed 1913
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atomic_Structure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6