Which statement describes a major drawback of the Bohr model that caused scientists to replace it?

a) It worked only for helium and larger atoms.

b) It did not identify the distance between an electron and the nucleus.

c) It contradicted the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

d) It stated that spectral lines of atoms are similar.

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Lorenzo Stuart

Chemistry

15 February, 11:05

Which statement describes a major drawback of the Bohr model that caused scientists to replace it?

a) It worked only for helium and larger atoms.

b) It did not identify the distance between an electron and the nucleus.

c) It contradicted the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

d) It stated that spectral lines of atoms are similar.

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Zack Friedman · Answer 1

The statement that best describe a major drawback of the Bohr model that caused scientists to replace it is it did not identify the distance between an electron and the nucleus. The answer is letter B. The rest of the choices don not answer the question above.