Question

Recall all the models you described in task 1. Think about the results each model would predict for the experiment with hydrogen gas. Which models of the atom does the experimental evidence support? Explain why these models are compatible with the experimental results.

Answer 1

Answer:

Rutherford's theory laid the foundation upon which Bohr's model is founded. Rutherford established the fact that at the center of the atom, there is a nucleus whose radius is smaller than the radius of the atom. This nucleus is positively charged and most of the mass of the atom is concentrated there. Electrons move round this nucleus in orbits.

The experimental evidences of the Bohr's model shows that Rutherford's model was fundamentally correct. However, Bohr's model introduced the idea of quantization of the energy of electrons in an atom. The model went further to explain the spectra lines of the hydrogen atom.

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