Statement I: Bohr had to postulate that the electrons in stationary orbits around the nucleus do not radiate.
Statement II: According to classical physics all moving electrons radiate.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Bohr postulated that electrons in stationary orbits around the nucleus do not radiate. This is the one of Bohr's postulate, according to this the moving electrons radiates only when they go from one orbit to the next lower orbit.
According to classical physics only accelerated charge particles can radiate.
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