In the Bohr model, the speed of the electron is inversely proportional to n. In the n = 2 orbit the speed is:

double that of the ground state

one quarter of the ground state

In the Bohr model, the speed of the…

Answer: half that of the ground state.

A half that of the ground state
B double that of the ground state
C one quarter of the ground state
D the same as the ground state

Correct answer: A. half that of the ground state

Explanation: v ∝ 1/n, so at n = 2 the speed is half the ground-state value.

Comparison of the Thomson model and the Rutherford model of the atom: in the Thomson plum pudding model alpha particles pass almost straight through a diffuse positive sphere, while in the Rutherford model a concentrated central nucleus deflects some alpha particles through large angles, with the lower panels showing the alpha particle source and gold foil and the observed result of wide-angle scattering

The Geiger–Marsden alpha-scattering result: a few alpha particles bounce back at large angles, which rules out Thomson’s diffuse model and demands a tiny, massive, positively charged nucleus. Image: Kurzon, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Thomson's plum-pudding model, Rutherford's nuclear model from alpha-scattering, Bohr's postulates and hydrogen spectrum, spectral series (Lyman to Pfund), Rydberg formula, and limitations of each model.

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In the Bohr model, the speed of the electron is inversely proportional to n. In the n = 2 orbit the speed is:

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