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

Which of the following was not explained by Bohr's atomic model

Which of the following was not explained by Bohr's atomic model

  • A. Splitting of spectral lines in Magnetic field
  • B. Splitting of spectral lines in electric field
  • C. Bohr model could not explain the uncertainty principle of Heisenberg.
  • D. All of the above

Step-by-step solution

Bohr's atomic model could not explain the splitting of spectral lines in magnetic fields (Zeeman effect) or electric fields (Stark effect), and it also failed to incorporate Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which was developed later. Therefore, all three options (A, B, C) are limitations of Bohr's model.
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