Atomic Model and Wave-Particle Duality

The Bohr’s Atomic ModelPotential energy U:Total energy = E = K+U:UE= −=Problems with this pure classical mechanical model. The electron orbit is not stable: from classical electromagnetism,an accelerating charge must continuouslyradiates EM waves. As a consequence, electron losesenergy and spirals in toward the nucleus. Since r or v is arbitrary and can take on any value (acontinuous range), hence the emission is expected toexhibit a continuous spectrum instead of line (discrete)spectrum.−481πε1πε00er2er245