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The difference in energy between the energy levels determines color of light emitted when an electron moves from one energy level to another.

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Q: How did Bohr explain the line spectrum of hydrogen?
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Who used planck's idea of quantization to explain the line spectrum of hydrogen?

Bohr


What are some disadvantages of the bohr model?

he failed to explain line spectrum of elements except hydrogen.


Who created the hydrogen line emission spectrum?

Niels Bohr in 1913.


Which element did Bohr study the line emission spectrum of?

Niels Bohr studied the emission lines of Hydrogen.


What is the significance of the line spectrum of hydrogen?

the line spectrum of the hydrogen spectrum indicates that only certain energies are allowed for the electron of the hydrogen atom. In other words, the energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom is quantized.


On which element did Bohr base his atomic model of atoms?

Bohr based his atomic model on the element hydrogen. He applied his model to the hydrogen atom and found that it provided an explanation for its line spectrum.


What is the difference between sunlight produced spectrum and hydrogen gas produced spectrum?

The spectrum of sunlight is continuous while for hydrogen is line spectrum (discontinuous)


Why the distances between the lines for the hydrogen spectrum decreases with the decrease in wavelength?

Just one line for hydrogen.


Does the line spectrum of water vapor bear any resemblance to the line spectra of hydrogen and oxygen?

Yes there will be. This is because when you take line spectrum of water vapor, then hydrogen and oxygen atoms will form their own line spectra and the final spectrum will be a combination of the two.


Drawbacks of Niels Bohr's atomic model?

Neil Bohr put forward atomic theory not the model, but his theory failed to explain 1- structure of complicated atoms having 'p' 'd' or 'f' orbitals, 2- fine structure of line spectra 3- arrangement of electrons in atoms having atomic no 5 or more.


How is Thomson's model of the atom different from Dalton's model of atom?

In Bohr's model there are stationary orbits in which though the electrons are subjected to centrifugal acceleration, they will not give out any kind radiation. But in Rutherford's model no such stationary orbits. In case Bohr's model, line spectrum is possible. But in Rutherford's model, continuous spectrum is expected. But no such spectrum emitted by atoms especially hydrogen atom


Why is the emission spectrum of hydrogen a line spectrum and not a continuous spectrum?

It's a line spectrum because of the quantization of energy- meaning you only see energy with levels n=1,2,3.... One would never see the energy level n=2.8 for instance- that would be the case if it were continuous rather than a line spectrum.