A problem in Bohr's day was understanding why an orbiting electron does not continuously radiate an EM field. An orbiting electron is a moving charge and according to Maxwell, this should generate an electric and magnetic field. Bohr said that photons (packets of EM energy) are only emitted when an electron jumps from a high quantum state to a lower one. Does that mean that an electron in a stable atom really isnt moving? Conversely, does Bohr's model mean that all motion requires energy transitions from one qunatum sate to another?
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