Saturday, July 4, 2009

What are the similarities between Bohr's model and the electron cloud model?

Bohr's model and the electron cloud model largely differ in the shape of the orbits that the electrons are found in, and the size and scope of those orbits. In the electron cloud model, electrons have considerably more freedom to move, and much less predictability. Bohr's model is more like a halfway point between the electron cloud model and the incomplete but commonly taught "solar system model" where the electrons literally rotate around a central point. 


What the two models have in common is the placement of the nucleus in the center of the atom (before Bohr's time the existence of the nucleus itself was unclear), the limiting of the electrons to specific regions surrounding the nucleus, and the ability of specific photons to cause transitions of electrons from one designated orbital region to another.  

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