Statement I: Electrons in the atom are held due to coulomb forces.
Statement II: The atom is stable only because the centripetal force due to coulomb's law is balanced by the centrifugal force.
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.
According to postulates of Bohr's atom model the electron revolves around the nucleus in fixed orbit of definite radii. As long as the electron is in a certain orbit it does not radiate any energy.
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