Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2025

Which of the following postulate of Bohr's model of hydrogen atom is not in agreement with quantum mechanical model of an atom?

  1. A The electron in a H atom's stationary state moves in a circle around the nucleus. Correct answer
  2. B An atom can take only certain distinct energies $\mathrm{E}_1, \mathrm{E}_2, \mathrm{E}_3$, etc. These allowed states of constant energy are called the stationary states of atom.
  3. C An atom in a stationary state does not emit electromagnetic radiation as long as it stays in the same state.
  4. D When an electron makes a transition from a higher energy stationary state to a lower energy stationary state, then it emits a photon of light.

Solution

<p>The postulate that contradicts quantum mechanics is</p> <p>Option A </p> <p>“The electron in a H atom’s stationary state moves in a circle around the nucleus.”</p> <p>In quantum mechanics an electron in a stationary state is described by a delocalized wave‐function (an orbital), not by a definite circular orbit.</p>

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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Atomic Structure · Topic: Bohr's Model

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