Evaluation of Theory
Erwin Schrödinger used mathematical equations to describe the likelihood of finding an electron in a certain position. This model is known as the quantum mechanical model of the atom. Unlike the Bohr model, the quantum mechanical model does not describe the path of an electron but it predicts the odds of the location of the electron.
A consequence of describing electrons as wave forms is that it is mathematically impossible to simultaneously derive the position and momentum of an electron.
It agreed with the Bohr model because it followed the principles of Bohr's model all except for how the electron travels in it.
In the Bohr Model, the electron is treated as a particle in fixed orbits around the nucleus. In the Quantum Mechanical Model, the electron is treated mathematically as a wave. The electron has properties of both particles and waves.
Erwin Schrödinger used mathematical equations to describe the likelihood of finding an electron in a certain position. This model is known as the quantum mechanical model of the atom. Unlike the Bohr model, the quantum mechanical model does not describe the path of an electron but it predicts the odds of the location of the electron.
A consequence of describing electrons as wave forms is that it is mathematically impossible to simultaneously derive the position and momentum of an electron.
It agreed with the Bohr model because it followed the principles of Bohr's model all except for how the electron travels in it.
In the Bohr Model, the electron is treated as a particle in fixed orbits around the nucleus. In the Quantum Mechanical Model, the electron is treated mathematically as a wave. The electron has properties of both particles and waves.