NIELS BOHR
What was the Element/s that were named after this scientist?
The element that was named after Niels Bohr is called bohrium. This element is 107th on the periodic table and is a very unstable element created from high-energy atomic collisions between bismuth and chromium ions.
What sort of work did this scientist do?
Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist and humanitarian who specialised in atomic structures and described the quantum theory (a theory of matter and energy based on the amount of energy released directly proportional to the amount of radioactivity of the element).
What did they discover?
Niels Bohr contributed to the foundational understanding of atomic structure and solved quantum theory. He invented the ‘Bohr Model’, and though it was not completely correct originally, scientists eventually refined the theory to make it 100 percent accurate. In the Bohr Model, the neutrons and protons occupy the centre of an atom, which is also known as the nucleus and electrons orbit the nucleus. This model helped visualise what an atom would look like.
Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist and humanitarian who specialised in atomic structures and described the quantum theory (a theory of matter and energy based on the amount of energy released directly proportional to the amount of radioactivity of the element).
What did they discover?
Niels Bohr contributed to the foundational understanding of atomic structure and solved quantum theory. He invented the ‘Bohr Model’, and though it was not completely correct originally, scientists eventually refined the theory to make it 100 percent accurate. In the Bohr Model, the neutrons and protons occupy the centre of an atom, which is also known as the nucleus and electrons orbit the nucleus. This model helped visualise what an atom would look like.
He also hypothesised that the outer orbits of a nucleus determine the chemical properties of the atom and could hold more electrons that the inner orbits. He described the way atoms emit radiation by using the example of when an electron jumps from an outer orbit to an inner orbit, it emits light. This, along with his quantum theory led to the quantum machine.
Why has their work been so important?
Niels Bohr won the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on atomic structures and with the ‘Bohr Model’, scientists were led in the right direction to further discovering what qualities an atom has. With his explanations and theories on the orbits of a nucleus, scientists were also led in the right direction to understanding and creating the quantum machines which help determine how energy released is proportional to the amount of radioactivity of the element.
Why has their work been so important?
Niels Bohr won the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on atomic structures and with the ‘Bohr Model’, scientists were led in the right direction to further discovering what qualities an atom has. With his explanations and theories on the orbits of a nucleus, scientists were also led in the right direction to understanding and creating the quantum machines which help determine how energy released is proportional to the amount of radioactivity of the element.