Which of the Following Is a Reasonable Criticism of the Bohr

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reasonable criticism of the Bohr model of the atom?

• A)It makes no attempt to explain why the negative electron does not eventually fall into the positive nucleus.
• B)It does not adequately predict the line spectrum of hydrogen.
• C)It does not adequately predict the ionization energy of the valence electron(s)for elements other than hydrogen.
• D)It does not adequately predict the ionization energy of the first energy level electrons for one-electron species for elements other than hydrogen.
• E)It shows the electrons to exist outside of the nucleus.

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