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Doesn't the Bohr model use standing waves as a reference? Before De Broglie's hypothesis, how did Bohr manage to assume that electrons are waves?
Lamarr said:Doesn't the Bohr model use standing waves as a reference?
Before De Broglie's hypothesis, how did Bohr manage to assume that electrons are waves?
Bohr's model of the atom, also known as the planetary model, was proposed in 1913. At this time, Louis de Broglie's theory of wave-particle duality was not yet developed. Therefore, Bohr's model was based on classical physics and did not incorporate the wave-like behavior of particles.
Bohr's model was inspired by Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom. Rutherford's experiments showed that atoms have a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at the center, with negatively charged electrons orbiting around it. Bohr modified this model by proposing that electrons can only exist in specific energy levels and can jump between these levels by absorbing or emitting energy.
Bohr's model was a significant improvement over previous models, but it had some limitations. It could only accurately describe the behavior of single-electron atoms, such as hydrogen. It could not explain the behavior of more complex atoms with multiple electrons.
After De Broglie's theory was developed, Bohr's model was modified to incorporate the wave nature of particles. This resulted in the development of the Bohr-Sommerfeld model, which introduced the concept of electron orbits as standing waves. This model was still based on classical physics, but it was able to explain the behavior of multi-electron atoms.
No, Bohr and De Broglie did not work together on the model of the atom. De Broglie's theory of wave-particle duality was not known to Bohr when he proposed his model. However, De Broglie's theory was later incorporated into Bohr's model, resulting in a more accurate understanding of the behavior of atoms.