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Orbital radii in the Bohr model (26-23)

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Radius of the nth allowed orbit in a single-electron atom

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The integer n identifies the orbit, where the n=1 orbit is the closest to the nucleus. Because every element is distinguished by the number of protons it carries, the atomic number Z specifies a particular element. So, for example, setting Z equal to 1 gives the radii of the electron orbits in a hydrogen atom, and setting Z equal to 1 and n equal to 1 gives the radius of the first electron orbit in hydrogen.