Answer to Question #73485 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for Adnan Rafi

Question

state basic assumption of bohrs to explain radiations from an atom.

Answer 1

The basic assumptions are:
1. The electron moves in circular orbits about the proton under the influence of the Coulomb force of attraction.
2. Only certain electron orbits are stable. These are orbits that hydrogen does not emit energy in the form of radiation.
3. Radiation is emitted by hydrogen when the electron "jumps" from a more energetic initial state to a lower state.
4. The size of the allowed electron orbits is determined by the electron's orbital angular momentum.