Chapter 5.1, Problem 7LC

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: To determine the difference between the quantum model and the Bohr model.

Concept Introduction: According to the quantum mechanical description of an atom, an electron is said to inhabit an electron shell if all of its neighbors have the same main quantum number (n) as well as principal energy level. Regions in space that have been likely to contain electrons are defined by orbitals.

Answer to Problem 7LC

The primary distinction between the Bohr versus quantum models is that Bohr describes the behavior of an electron as a particle, while the quantum model describes its dual nature as a wave as well as a particle.

Explanation of Solution

The quantum mechanical model is as below:

• Bohr's model described that electrons would behave like a particle on the other hand quantum model explain the dual nature of electrons.
• Bohr’s model failed in to explain the quantum number whereas the quantum atomic model talks about the quantum number of atoms.
• Bohr's model could not explain the Zeeman effect as well as a steric effect, but the quantum model explained them.