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Bohr Model

Physics

The Bohr model is an early model of the atom in which electrons travel in fixed circular orbits around a positively charged nucleus, with the size of the orbits quantized.

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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1913 1
Proposed BySourced to the subject's own account
Niels Bohr 1
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Niels Bohr, Scientists
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1. Bohr Model (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    The Bohr model is a system for describing the structure of an atom, in which electrons travel in defined circular orbits about a positively charged nucleus.
  • Lead section (proposed-year)
    The model was introduced by Niels Bohr in 1913.
  • Lead section (proposed-by)
    The model was introduced by Niels Bohr in 1913.
  • Proposed By: Niels Bohr, Development section (edge: proposed-by, Bohr)
    In 1913 Niels Bohr put forth five assumptions of postulates to provide an electron model consistent with Rutherford's nuclear model.
  • Belongs To: Atomic Physics, Introductory section
    In atomic physics, the Bohr model or Rutherford-Bohr model is an obsolete model of the atom that incorporated some early quantum concepts.
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