#atomic_theory.scientific_theory__atomictheory a theory of the structure of the atom
supertype: scientific_theory a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
part of: nuclear_physics
subtype: Bohr_theory (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
subtype: Rutherford_atom first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge
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