Bohr Planetary Model (apr 7, 1915 – nov 20, 1919)
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Modification of the Rutherford model. The Bohr model is based on quantum mechanics. A planetary model in which the negatively-charged electrons orbit a small, positively-charged nucleus similar to the planets orbiting the Sun. Electrons orbit the nucleus in orbits that have a set size and energy and radiation is absorbed when an electron moves from one orbit to another.
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