Bohr's Quantum Mechanics Part 1

In April of 1913, a Danish Physicist named Niels Bohr changed the way we viewed nature. The Bohr Model for the Hydrogen Atom put forth a quantized picture that had never before been seen.

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[nate22621]

I got two questions

what exactly is n?

why isn't r squared in equation 4?

[bestdamntutoring]

@nate22621 "n" is the "principal quantum number" and is an integer that counts from 1 to infinity, depending on the energy of the electron. So n could be 1 or 2 or 3.... The "r" isn't squared in equation 4 because this is the "electric potential energy" due to the Coulomb interaction. This energy term is due to the Force. So the energy is inverse-r, not inverse-r^2. Hope this helps. Our hyperphysics link on our eHub will have the quantities discussed that I put in parentheses above. Peace!

[isuruar23]

Holy Crap on a cracker!

[nate22621]

@bestdamntutoring ah thanks man, damn ya'll are the best