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Heisenberg-Schrödinger model of the atom
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from https://www.livescience.com/33816-quantum-mechanics-explanation.html
The Heisenberg-Schrödinger model of the atom, in which each electron acts as a wave around the nucleus of an atom, replaced the earlier Bohr model.
In the Heisenberg-Schrödinger model of the atom, electrons obey a "wave function" and occupy "orbitals" rather than orbits.
Unlike the circular orbits of the Bohr model, atomic orbitals have a variety of shapes, ranging from spheres to dumbbells to daisies...
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