Q.State the postulates of Bohr's model of hydrogen atom. OR Define binding energy and mass defect of a nucleus. What is the relation between the binding energy and mass defect of a nucleus?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Bohr proposed three postulates to fix the instability problem of Rutherford's atomic model: quantised stable orbits, quantised angular momentum, and quantum jumps for emission/absorption.
Bohr's postulates for the hydrogen atom:
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Stationary orbits: An electron in an atom revolves around the nucleus in certain fixed, allowed circular orbits (stationary states) without radiating energy, even though it is accelerating — contrary to classical electromagnetic theory.
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Quantisation of angular momentum: The electron can revolve only in those orbits for which its orbital angular momentum is an integral multiple of h/2π:
L = mvr = nh/2π, n = 1, 2, 3, ... (the principal quantum number)
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