Part of JPH-02 — Atoms: Bohr Model & Hydrogen Spectrum

Bohr Model Quantitative Results

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From Bohr's postulates, combining the centripetal force equation (mv2mv^2/r = kZe2kZe^2/r2r^2) with angular momentum quantization (mvr = n-hbar), we derive all orbital quantities. Radius: rnr_n = n2n^2a0a_0/Z, where a0a_0 = 0.529 Angstrom is the Bohr radius. Velocity: vnv_n = Zv0v_0/n, where v0v_0 = 2.18 x 10^6 m/s = c/137 (the fine structure constant appears naturally). Energy: EnE_n = -13.6*Z2Z^2/n2n^2 eV. The negative sign indicates a bound state. The virial theorem gives: KE = -EtotalE_{total} = 13.6Z2Z^2/n2n^2 eV (positive), PE = 2*EtotalE_{total} = -27.2Z2Z^2/n2n^2 eV. So KE = |E| and PE = -2|E|, or equivalently PE = -2*KE. Time period: TnT_n proportional to n3n^3/Z2Z^2. Current: InI_n proportional to Z2Z^2/n3n^3. Angular momentum: LnL_n = n-hbar (independent of Z — this is often tested). Key scaling: radius grows as n2n^2, velocity decreases as 1/n, energy becomes less negative as 1/n2n^2. For Z=1, n=1: r = 0.529 A, v = 2.18 x 10^6 m/s, E = -13.6 eV.

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