of Bits and Bonds: Hi-Tech Methods Predict the Newest Molecules: Part 2. Quantization

Anne‐Frances Miller

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations

Abstract

A quick tour through the development of Bohr’s model of the atom concludes with calculation of the allowable (quantized) energies of an electron orbiting in a Hydrogen atom. Electron states, and transitions between states are presented, as are their related spectra.

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