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)

  1. Electrons revolve around the nucleus in stationary orbits, without radiating carrying, energy En where n=1,2,...
  2. In a transition from a higher to a lower level EnEn1 the electron emits a photon of frequency ν $$\nu =\frac{E_n - E_{n-1} }{h } \tag{1}$$
  3. The only possible orbits are such that the angular momentum of the electron is a multiple of h/2π $$L = \frac {nh}{2\pi} = n\hbar ;; n= 1,2,3, . . . \tag{2}$$
    In a stable orbit the centripetal force and the Coulomb force must balance $$\frac{m_ev^2}{r}= \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \frac{z e^2}{r^2} \tag{3}$$
    where e is the elementary charge, z is the atomic number ϵ0 is the permittivity of free space .

Characteristics of the Bohr's atom

The third postulate gives L=mevnrn=n and therefore $$v_n = \frac{n\hbar}{m_er_n} \tag{4}$$
From (3) using Coulomb's constant kc=14πϵ0 and for the Hydrogen Atom $$ \frac{\cancel{m_e}}{r} \frac{n^2\hbar^2}{m_e^\cancel{2}\cancel{r^2}} = k_C \frac{ e^2}{\cancel{r^2}} \tag{5} $$

(6)rn=n²2kcmeze2

The energy En has a kinetic and a electrostatic component Electromagnetism#Electric Potential Energy

(7)En=1/2mevn2kCe2/rn=2π2mee4n2h²

Replacing (6) in (4) $$v_n = \frac{\cancel{n\hbar} k_c \cancel{m_e} ze^2}{\cancel{m_e} n^\cancel2 \hbar^\cancel2} $$

(8)vn=kCze2n

Replacing (8) for vn and (6) for rn in (7)

(9)En=mekc2z2e42n22(kCze2)(kcmeze2)n22E_n = \frac{m_e k_c^2 z^2e^4}{2 n^2 \hbar^2} -\frac{m_e k_c^2 z^2e^4}{ n^2 \hbar^2} \tag{10}$$$$\boxed{E_n = -\frac{m_e k_c^2 z^2e^4}{2 n^2 \hbar^2}} \tag{10}

(“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