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Chapter 30, Problem 6(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 6CQ
How do the allowed orbits for electrons in atoms differ from the allowed orbits for planets around the sun? Explain how the correspondence principle applies here.
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Problem 6CQ
How do the allowed orbits for electrons in atoms differ from the allowed orbits for planets around the sun? Explain how the correspondence principle applies here.
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Solution 6CQ
Electrons in an atom occupy large, empty volume of space around the nucleus like the planets do around the Sun. Also electrons rotate and revolve around the nucleus in orbits just as planets do around the Sun. But there are differences also. Theoretically, a planet can be at any distance from the sun. But for electrons, only certain, speci