Question

the modern atomic theory
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which statement describes a major drawback of the bohr model that caused scientists to replace it?
○ it worked only for helium and larger atoms.
○ it did not identify the distance between an electron and the nucleus.
○ it contradicted the heisenberg uncertainty principle.
○ it stated that spectral lines of atoms are similar.

Explanation:

are incorrect: the Bohr model only worked for hydrogen (not helium/larger atoms), it did define electron-nucleus distances via fixed orbits, and it did not state spectral lines of atoms are similar.

Answer:

are incorrect: the Bohr model only worked for hydrogen (not helium/larger atoms), it did define electron-nucleus distances via fixed orbits, and it did not state spectral lines of atoms are similar.