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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

in bohr’s model we are saying about mvr=nh/2pie. dat means we are mentioning the dual character of electrons. but in drawbacks we are saying that in could not explain the dual behaviour. pls expalin

Profile image of Soumya Ranjan Mohanty
11 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Saurabh Kumar
11 Years ago
Limitations of Bohr Model

1) electron couldn’t circle around nucleus like a planet! …





Because they would lose energy (by emitting electromagnetic radiation) & spiral into nucleus.





2) Bohr was not able to explain electron orbits of large atom w/ many electrons