Quantum Mechanical Model of the
Atom
Bohr’s model fails for multi-electron atoms.
Quantum Mechanics governs electron motion and allows
the energies of the atom to have only discrete
values.
The energy
is said to be quantised.
(quanta = packet)
Schrödinger
Equation
H Y = E Y
[Y - Greek psi]
Y = atomic
wavefunction E = atomic energy
H = Hamiltonian operator ( incl. e-/ e- effects)