De Broglie's Explanation of Bohr's Quantization
This simulation demonstrates how de Broglie's wave-particle duality explains Bohr's quantization condition for electron orbits. The electron's wave nature creates standing waves around the nucleus, with only integer numbers of wavelengths fitting perfectly into the orbit circumference.
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For quantum number n, the electron's orbit circumference equals exactly n de Broglie wavelengths (2πr = nλ). This standing wave condition naturally leads to Bohr's quantization of angular momentum: L = nħ.
