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In Bohr model, we know that when an electron in Hydrogen atom goes to a lower orbital it emits some energy which is seen as spectrum.

But my question is Hydrogen has only one electron in one orbital. So how can this electron go to upper or lower orbital when there is only one orbital in Hydrogen and so how can it show any spectrum?

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The Bohr model does not limit the number of possible orbitals that hydrogen has. At any given time, the single electron is in any one of the possible orbits, sure. But there is no restriction on which orbit it can be in.

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