Chemistry · Bohr model of a hydrogen atom: its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model

Bohr's model explains:

Bohr's model explains:

  • A. the spectrum of hydrogen atom only
  • B. the spectrum of any atom or ion having one electron only
  • C. the spectrum of hydrogen molecule
  • D. the solar spectrum

Step-by-step solution

Bohr's model successfully explains the spectrum of one-electron systems (like H, He+, Li2+). It fails for multi-electron atoms and molecules, so option B is correct.
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