The Franck-Hertz experiment proves that

  • A
    light moves in the form of waves as well as particles
  • B
    the electron does not radiate energy while moving in an orbit
  • C
    the energy states of an atom are quantised
  • D
    the whole of the positive charge of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus

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