According to the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, electrons cannot get closer to the nucleus than a specific distance because
A) electrons are repelled by the nucleus.
B) electrons lack the energy to get close to the nucleus.
C) electrons must have an angular momentum in their orbits that is not equal to zero.
D) when electrons get to the lowest possible orbit, they run out of photons to radiate.

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According to the Bohr model, electrons must have a non-zero angular momentum in their orbits. This means they must be in specific, quantized orbits around the nucleus and cannot get any closer than a certain distance. If they were to have an angular momentum of zero, they would be stationary and would collapse into the nucleus. Therefore, option C is the correct choice.

According to the Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom, Electrons