Niels Bohr's atomic model successfully explained the spectrum of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Niels Bohr's atomic model successfully explained the spectrum of:
A. Helium atom
B. Hydrogen atom
C. Oxygen atom
D. Carbon atom
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Bohr's model (1913) could accurately predict the line spectrum of hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions (single-electron species like He⁺, Li²⁺) by introducing quantized energy levels and angular momentum. It failed for multi-electron atoms due to electron-electron interactions. The model explained the Balmer series of hydrogen. Modern quantum mechanics with Schrödinger equation replaced it. Bohr also introduced the concept of stationary orbits.

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