The Bohr atom model was developed over a hundred years ago by the Nobel Prize winner in physics Niels Bohr to explain the structure of atoms. It is impressive in its simplicity and is still used today to illustrate some of the basic properties of atoms and how they come into being. The model describes the orbits of electrons around a positively charged atomic nucleus as circular orbits. Only certain orbits are allowed. While Bohr did not give an explanation for this, his intuition was spot on. ![[bohr_model.excalidraw.light.svg]] We now know that the model is not entirely correct. The model was replaced a little later by the orbital model, which is still in use today. >[!read]- Further Reading > - [[Atom]] >[!ref]- References