The Bohr theory of the atom made the following BOLD assumption:
A) Electrons in certain orbits do not radiate electromagnetic waves despite being centripetally accelerated.
B) All atoms contain "special" electrons that do not radiate their energy.
C) The electrons in some orbits are paired so as to become stable.
D) The stable orbits are maximally occupied with electrons.

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The Bohr theory assumed that electrons in certain orbits known as "stationary states" do not radiate electromagnetic waves despite being centripetally accelerated. This assumption was necessary to explain why electrons did not spiral into the nucleus and why atoms emitted only specific frequencies of light in a process known as atomic spectra.

The Bohr Theory of the Atom Made the Following BOLD