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Interactive Lab: Bohr Atom

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Atomic Structure

Bohr Energy Levels Demonstrator

Electron Excitation

  • Absorption: Firing an incoming photon (EM wave) hits an electron. The electron absorbs the energy and moves to a higher energy shell further from the nucleus.

  • Pass-through: If a photon doesn't have the exactly correct amount of energy to excite an electron to a specific higher shell, it is ignored and passes straight through.

  • Emission: Excited electrons are inherently unstable. They will quickly drop back down to their lower energy level, emitting the extra energy as outgoing EM radiation.

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