Niels Bohr Atomic Model Activity

What is the maximum number of electrons the first orbit can contain?

2 electrons

What is the maximum number of electrons the 2nd and 3rd orbits can contain.

8 electrons each

Contrast Bohr's atomic model from Rutherford's atomic model.

Bohr's model explained how the electrons orbited around the nucleus. Rutherford's model did not explain how the electrons stayed orbiting around the nucleus.

What did Niels Bohr discover?

He discovered that electrons move around the nucleus in orbits called electron shells.

What does the Quantum Theory describe?

It describes the behavior of the energy of the electrons.

What happens to the radiation in an electron when it jumps to a smaller orbit?

Some of the radiation gets released out the electron.

What does Bohr compare the shape of his atomic model to?

The Solar System.

How does size correlate with the the energy capacity of each orbit?

The bigger the orbit, the more energy it can retain.

What are electrons doing when electrons jump to a larger orbit?

The electrons are gaining energy.

What are electrons doing when electrons jump to a smaller orbit?

The electrons are losing energy.

What specific atom did Bohr's discoveries only relate to?

The hydrogen atom.

Why do electrons jump from one orbit to another?

The orbit that the elections are in have reached their full capacity of energy.

Electrons orbit around the nucleus in what shape?

They orbit around in a circular shape.