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