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The Bohr model of hydrogen contains a nucleus having 1 proton and 0 neutron in the center, and around this nucleus, there is one electron shell containing 1 electron.
Steps
Here’s how you can draw the Bohr model of hydrogen step by step.
#1 Write protons, neutrons, and electrons of hydrogen atom
#2 Draw nucleus of hydrogen atom
#3 Draw 1st electron shell
Let’s break down each step in detail.
#1 Write protons, neutrons, and electrons of hydrogen atom
Hydrogen has 1 proton, 0 neutron, and 1 electron.
Learn how to find: Hydrogen protons neutrons electrons
#2 Draw nucleus of hydrogen atom
The nucleus of a hydrogen atom contains 1 proton and 0 neutron. So draw the nucleus of hydrogen atom as follows:
Now in the next step, draw the 1st electron shell and start marking electrons.
#3 Draw 1st electron shell
Remember that we have a total of 1 electron.
The 1st electron shell (containing s subshell) can hold up to a maximum of 2 electrons. So draw the 1st electron shell as follows:
In the above image, 1 represents the 1st electron shell that contains 1s subshell. And the green color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 1st electron shell has a total of 1 electron.
That’s it! This is the final Bohr model of hydrogen atom as we have only 1 electron and that is marked in the 1st electron shell.
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