How does a Bohr model work?

The higher the energy-level number, the farther away the electron is from the nucleus — and the higher the energy. Bohr also found that the various energy levels can hold differing numbers of electrons: energy level 1 may hold up to 2 electrons, energy level 2 may hold up to 8 electrons, and so on. read more

The Bohr model is basically an atom consisting of a small positively charged nucleus with negatively charged electrons in orbit. The main points of the model are that: Electrons orbit the nucleus in orbits that have a set size and energy. read more

There are two models of atomic structure in use today: the Bohr model and the quantum mechanical model. Of these two models, the Bohr model is simpler and relatively easy to understand. A model is useful because it helps you understand what’s observed in nature. read more

According to the Bohr model also says that an electron can go from an orbit to another by emission or absorption of energy (in the form of radiation). Thence, an electron goes to an higher energy state if it absorbs a photon with energy equal to the difference between the energy of the state of higher energy and of the state the electron was on. read more