What are three postulates given by Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom?Explain them fully and clearly
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Solution
1. An atom has a number of stable orbits in which an electron can reside without the emission of radiant energy. Each orbit corresponds, to a certain energy level. 2. An electron may jump spontaneously from one orbit (energy level E1) to the other orbit (energy level E2) (E2 > E1); then the energy change AE in the electron jump is given by Planck’s equation.
∆E = E2-E1 = hv
Where h = Planck’s constant.
And v = frequency of light emitted.
3. The motion of an electron in a circular orbit is restricted in such a manner that its angular momentum is an integral multiple of h/2π.