explain how the path of an electron differs on bohr's model and in the model of the atom thanks :)

Physics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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In Bohr's Atomic Planetary model, he placed each electron in a specific energy level. According to this model, the movement of electron takes path in a definite orbits around the nucleus, much like the planets in our solar system that orbit around the sun. These orbits, or energy levels that Bohr designated are located at a certain distance from the nucleus. For the modern atomic model, it states that an atom has a small positively charged nucleus surrounded by a large region in which there are enough electrons to make an atom neutral. There is no clear path of what the movement of electrons are, although since they are scattered outside the nucleus, it can be said that they move around in the large region of negatively charged area.

In summarization, the movement of electron in Bohr's Atomic Planetary model takes path in definite orbits, while in the Modern Atomic Model, it moves around the large region of negatively charge area around the nucleus.