Which of these is not true of Bohr's model of the atom?

A. It decribes electrons as particles

B. it predicts that electrons should spiral into the nucleus

C. the orbit of an electron cannot be described with certainty

D. electrons don't exist

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Valerie Stevens

Chemistry

16 April, 17:13

Which of these is not true of Bohr's model of the atom?

A. It decribes electrons as particles

B. it predicts that electrons should spiral into the nucleus

C. the orbit of an electron cannot be described with certainty

D. electrons don't exist

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Isla Clark · Answer 1

B and D are not true of Bohr's model of the atom. Bohr's model assumed that electron of a hydrogen atom travels in discrete elliptical orbits (not circular, as you have probably been taught) whose size depended on the allowed energy levels of the electron.

Which of these is not true of Bohr's model of the atom?A. It decribes electrons as particlesB. it predicts that electrons should spiral into the nucleusC. the orbit of an electron cannot be described with certaintyD. electrons don't exist

Which of these is not true of Bohr's model of the atom?

A. It decribes electrons as particles

B. it predicts that electrons should spiral into the nucleus

C. the orbit of an electron cannot be described with certainty

D. electrons don't exist