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Atomic Spectra — Unit test

Question 13 • Crowley Credit Recovery Physics B

Which statement is part of Bohr's atomic model?

Answer
A
Electrons absorb or emit light when they change energy levels.
B
Electrons with the highest energy are found with orbits of the smallest radius.
C
Electrons exist as waves and clouds of probability with specific orbits and shapes.
D
Electrons orbit the nucleus in narrow ellipses, like how the planets orbit the Sun.

Explanation

In Bohr’s model, electrons occupy specific energy levels around the nucleus. When an electron moves between levels, it absorbs or emits light whose energy matches the difference between those levels, so A is correct. The model pictured electrons in circular orbits, not narrow ellipses, and the wave-and-probability description belongs to the quantum mechanical model.

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