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What is the difference between the cloud model of the atom and the modern model?

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Bohr's model treats electron energy levels as clearly defined orbital paths around the nucleus like planets orbit the Sun. The cloud model treats the energy levels as probability clouds, regions in which electrons are likely to be found.

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