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Why is the bohr atom described as a planetary model?

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Answer:

the electrons circle around the nucleus

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since you can see the electrons in their respective orbitals in the Bohr model it has been deemed the planetary model. Like how planets orbit the sun, electrons orbit the nucleus.

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