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ergocoder | karma 2091 | avg karma 2.06 · 2021-12-28 10:56:09

> To be fair - this is fairly common for most subjects and models are exactly that: models.

At least, I would have expected the model to be either right or useful.

Neil Bohr's atom model is neither.

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captainredbeard | karma 608 | avg karma 1.07 · 2021-12-28 11:20:35

> Neil Bohr's atom model is neither.

It enables stoichiometry, at least...

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pknomad | karma 677 | avg karma 3.37 · 2021-12-29 00:10:21

It's just a simplified model. It's often used for teaching the context of chemistry (1900s?) and is used as a stepping stone for teaching orbitals and energy states so I think it's a useful tool for pedagogy at the very least :)