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BOHR THEORY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
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Hypernyms ("Bohr theory" is a kind of...):
atomic theory (a theory of the structure of the atom)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)