1.4 - Bohr's Model (1913)
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What does 'quantized' mean in the context of Bohr's model?
💡 Hint: Think about whether electrons can be anywhere or only in specific places.
What is the formula for the energy of a photon?
💡 Hint: Recall the relationship between energy and frequency.
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What does Bohr's model suggest about electron orbits?
💡 Hint: Think about how Bohr's model differs from earlier models.
True or False: Electrons can emit photons when they jump to lower energy levels.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when an electron loses energy.
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If an electron transitions from n=4 to n=2, calculate the frequency of the emitted photon and its associated energy using E=hf and the speed of light.
💡 Hint: You will need to calculate the energy of the photon before finding frequency.
Discuss how Bohr's model couldn't accurately describe orbitals in more complex atoms and what model succeeded it.
💡 Hint: Consider how electrons interact in a multi-electron system.
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