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Problem
13. In the Bohr model of the atom, the postulate stating that the orbital angular momentum of the electron is quantized can be interpreted in which of the following ways?
(A) An integral number of electron wavelengths must fit into the electron's circular orbit.
(B) Only one electron can exist in each possible electron state.
(C) The atom is composed of a small, positively charged nucleus orbited by electrons.
(D) An incident photon is completely absorbed when it causes an electron to move to a higher energy state.