Bohr's Model of the Atom and Problems with the Rutherford Model

Quantum theory

Specific orbits around the nucleus

It could move farther from the nucleus

<p>Ball-staircase analogy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to the Rutherford model, an orbiting electron should continuously emit electromagnetic radiation and lose energy, causing it to collapse towards the nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spectroscopy is the technique used for analyzing spectra.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrogen gas exposed to a spark causes H atoms to absorb energy, electrons to get excited, and excited H atoms to release energy in the form of light of various wavelengths.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An emission spectrum is the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by an atom. It relates to atomic structure by revealing the discrete energy levels at which electrons can exist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrogen's line spectrum shows that the electron of a hydrogen atom can only exist at discrete energy levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By analyzing the unique line spectra of elements, spectroscopy allows for the identification of new elements based on their characteristic wavelengths.</p> Signup and view all the answers