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Limitations of Bohr's Model
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For which type of atom did Bohr's model work accurately?

Hydrogen atoms only

What did Bohr incorrectly assume about electron movement?

Fixed, circular paths

What did De Broglie's research reveal about electrons?

They have wave-like properties

What does Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle state?

Position and velocity can't both be exact

What phenomenon in magnetic fields could Bohr's theory not explain?

Spectral line splitting

In what year did De Broglie propose his wave theory?

1924

What replaced the concept of definite electron orbits?

Probability regions

What term replaced 'orbits' in quantum mechanics?

Orbitals

What major development did Bohr's limitations lead to?

Quantum mechanics

What are the sublevels that Bohr's model couldn't explain?

s, p, d, f

What property do electrons exhibit according to De Broglie?

Wave-particle duality

In what year was Bohr's atomic model developed?

1913

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