Bohr model of the atom

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Atom
gptkbp:appliesTo hydrogen atom
gptkbp:assumes circular orbits
centripetal force provided by electrostatic attraction
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Bohr-Sommerfeld_model
gptkb:old_quantum_theory
gptkbp:category atomic physics
history of science
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Erwin_Schrödinger
gptkb:Werner_Heisenberg
gptkb:Wolfgang_Pauli
gptkbp:describes structure of atom
gptkbp:electronTransition emission or absorption of photon
gptkbp:energyLevels discrete
gptkbp:explains hydrogen spectral lines
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:nucleus
electron
gptkbp:historicalSignificance bridged classical and quantum physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bohr model of the atom
gptkbp:influenced development of quantum theory
modern atomic models
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Planck's_quantum_theory
gptkb:Rutherford_model
gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkbp:inspiredBy solar system model
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
does not explain Pauli exclusion principle
does not explain chemical bonding
does not explain electron spin
does not explain fine structure
does not explain hyperfine structure
gptkbp:mathematicalFormula En = -13.6 eV/n^2 for hydrogen
gptkbp:notableFor first quantized model of atom
gptkbp:postulates electrons orbit nucleus in fixed paths
energy levels are quantized
electrons emit or absorb energy when changing orbits
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rutherford_model
gptkb:Schrödinger_equation
quantum mechanics
atomic orbital
gptkbp:replacedBy quantum mechanical model
gptkbp:usedIn early 20th century physics
gptkbp:yearProposed 1913
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rutherford_model_of_the_atom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5