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The Nobel prize 100 years on Atomic structure

100 years on Atomic structure

Niels Bohr made fundamental contributions to our understanding of atomic structure, providing the first glimpse into the behaviour of matter on an atomic scale

Physics logo based on the Bohr atom

The terms in bold link to topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA A-level specifications, as well as the IB, Pre-U and SQA exam specifications.

Bohr combined ideas about circular motion, electrostatic force and quantum physics to calculate the radius of a hydrogen atom and the wavelengths of its electromagnetic radiation.

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