The basic assumptions of the wave mechanical model of the atom are:
- An atom's electrons only have quantized energy values.
- These quantized energy values are derived from the Schrödinger Wave Equation's solution.
- The wave function has no physical relevance by itself; it is merely a function of the electron's coordinates.
What is a wave mechanical model?
Thomas Young in the 1800s did an experiment to know the nature of light. The experiment is now called the double slit experiment. He passed the light through rectangular slits. He saw that light is not moving as rectangular sheets, but as a wave, in dark and light patches.
Thus, the basic assumptions made by this theory are electron clouds are not continuous, they act like discrete energy.
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