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Overcoming Objections with Key Postulates
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- In order to overcome the objections raised against Rutherford’s model of the atom, Neils Bohr put forward the following postulates:
- Only certain special orbits known as discrete orbits of electrons, are allowed inside the atom.
- While revolving in discrete orbits the electrons do not radiate energy, a crucial aspect of atomic structure stability.
- These orbits or shells are called energy levels .
- These orbits or shells are represented by the letters K,L,M,N,… or the numbers, n=1,2,3,4,…., illustrating the hierarchical arrangement in the atomic structure.
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