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The electrons can only travel in certain orbits: at a certain discrete set of distances from the nucleus with specific energies. # The electrons of an atom revolve around the nucleus in orbits. These orbits are associated with definite energies and are also called energy shells or energy levels

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Q: In the bohr model what happens when an electron makes transitions between orbits?
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