Bohr’s model of the hydrogen atom

As we all know, an atom consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons reside in the nucleus of an atom, and electrons spin around the nucleus. Electrons can move around, jump around and bind with other atoms. But they cannot do so in any manner and any position. They have fixed energy levels […]

Danish physicist Neils Bohr introduced the Bohr’s model of an atom in 1915. This discovery was the key to the journey towards understanding atoms. According to Bohr’s model, also called the Rutherford-Bohr model, an atom comprises a small positively charged nucleus orbited by negatively charged electrons. The modern Bohr’s model is built on quantum mechanics.

Hydrogen is the very first element of Henry Moseley’s modern periodic table. It is non-metal and consists of one electron and one proton. Every element in the periodic table has its properties, one of them being the emission of electromagnetic radiation. Whenever the electron of a hydrogen atom absorbs energy or radiation, it is called

During the discharge of electricity in a low-pressure tube consisting of hydrogen gas, the emission of radiation takes place. This radiation is further analyzed using a spectrograph, giving us a series of lines. This combined line spectrum is called the hydrogen atomic spectrum. Each line of this hydrogen atomic spectrum indicates a different wavelength of

Energy levels are the fixed ranges between which electrons can orbit. We have different orbits in which electrons revolve. By combining the energy quanta of Planck’s concept with Rutherford’s model of atoms of electrons orbiting the nucleus, Bohr arrived at his model.By combining energy quanta of Planck’s concept with Rutherford’s model of atom of electrons