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Physics Atomic and Nuclear Physics All Topic Question for Revision Test MCQ (Single Correct)

Which of the following is not a fundamental postulate of Bohr's theory?

A
Electrons in a stable orbit do not radiate energy.
B
Electrons can move in all possible orbits.
C
Electrons radiate energy when they jump from a higher to lower orbit.
D
Angular momentum of the orbiting electron is quantised.

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B

Bohr said electrons can move only in certain discrete (quantised) orbits, not all possible orbits. All other statements are correct postulates of Bohr's model.

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