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| the magnitude of an electric field at a point equal to the force that would be exerted on a small unit charge placed at the point |
| the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element; the number of protons determines the identity of the element |
| Bohr theory | |
| —n | |
| a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. It assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or absorption of a quantum of radiation | |
| [C20: after Niels | |
| Bohr theory
An early model of atomic structure, in which electrons circulate around the nucleus in discrete, stable orbits with different energy levels. This model was the first to predict and explain the atomic spectrum of the hydrogen atom, which arises as the electron jumps from one orbit to another orbit of lower energy, giving off electromagnetic radiation of predictable frequencies. Later models of atomic structure abandoned the idea of circular orbits, and explained the stable orbits as standing waves. See also atomic spectrum, orbital. |