Physics (5th Edition)
Physics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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The Bohr model
Students often get confused between Rutherford’s model and Bohr model of an atom. They interpret the postulates of both these models to be the same, which is incorrect. Rutherford’s model differs from Bohr’s model in the following ways:
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Chapter 31, Problem 73GP

(a)

To determine

The linear momentum of the photon emitted as the electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from the n=4 state to the n=2 state.

(b)

To determine

To write: The recoil speed of the hydrogen atom.

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