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Offline Ankesh

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Orbital angular momentum
« on: May 04, 2010, 12:18:50 PM »
Orbital angular momentum of 3d orbital is given by:
root{(2)(2+1)}h/2pie=root6*h/2pie.
But according to bohr's postulates angular momentum must be an integral multiple of h/2pie.Please explain this contradiction.
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Re: Orbital angular momentum
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2010, 02:42:18 PM »
Bohr's model only explains the s orbitals of the hydrogen atom. So, quite simply, it's not a contradiction. Bohr was wrong.
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Re: Orbital angular momentum
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2010, 05:07:05 AM »
but i guess bohr's postulate regarding quantization of orbital angular momentum was proved right.also, is it right that bohr's theory was applicale only for s orbitals
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Re: Orbital angular momentum
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2010, 10:57:02 AM »
Think about how Bohr's theory was developed. What are the equations that he used to derive it?
Considering that should lead you to realize the limited applicability of Bohr's theory.
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