What are the similarities and differences between the bohr model of the atom and the quantum mechanical model of the atom?

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Wesley

17 May, 01:23

What are the similarities and differences between the bohr model of the atom and the quantum mechanical model of the atom?

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In the Bohr Model, the electron is treated as a particle in fixed orbits around the nucleus. In the Quantum Mechanical Model, the electron is treated mathematically as a wave. The electron has properties of both particles and waves.