Bohr's Atom Model
Bohr's postulates
Bohr's model of the Hydrogen atom is based on 3 postulates (https://socratic.org/questions/what-are-the-postulates-of-bohr-s-atomic-model)
- Electrons revolve around the nucleus in stationary orbits, without radiating carrying, energy
where - In a transition from a higher to a lower level
the electron emits a photon of frequency $$\nu =\frac{E_n - E_{n-1} }{h } \tag{1}$$ - The only possible orbits are such that the angular momentum of the electron is a multiple of
$$L = \frac {nh}{2\pi} = n\hbar ;; n= 1,2,3, . . . \tag{2}$$
In a stable orbit the centripetal force and the Coulomb force must balance $$\frac{m_ev^2}{r}= \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{z e^2}{r^2} \tag{3}$$
whereis the elementary charge, is the atomic number is the permittivity of free space .
Characteristics of the Bohr's atom
The third postulate gives
From (3) using Coulomb's constant
The energy
Replacing (6) in (4) $$v_n = \frac{\cancel{n\hbar} k_c \cancel{m_e} ze^2}{\cancel{m_e} n^\cancel2 \hbar^\cancel2} $$
Replacing (8) for
(“Schaum Quantum Mechanics,” n.d., chap. 1 for a brief introduction)
Quantum Physics exercices#Calculate the radius of the Hydrogen atom according to Bohr's model