Statement I: Bohr's postulate states that the stationary orbits are those for which the angular momentum is some integral multiple of 
.
Statement II: Linear momentum of the electron in the atom is quantized.
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's postulate states that the stationary orbits are those for which the angular momentum is some integral multiple of 
. i.e., 
, where 
is an integer called a quantum number. But linear momentum is not quantised.
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