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{{Short description|Unit of length about the size of a hydrogen atom}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox | title = Bohr radius | labelstyle = font-weight:normal | label1 = Symbol | data1 = {{math|''a''<sub>0</sub>}} or {{math|''r''<sub><small>Bohr</small></sub>}} | label2 = Named after | data2 = [[Niels Bohr]] | header3 = Approximate values (to three significant digits)<!--This section lists various values for c, to three significant digits. Please do not change to more exact values!--> | label4 = [[SI units]] | data4 = {{val|5.29|e=-11|ul=m}} ({{val|52.9|ul=pm}}) }} The '''Bohr radius''' ({{tmath|a_0}}) is a [[physical constant]], approximately equal to the most probable distance between the [[Atomic nucleus|nucleus]] and the [[electron]] in a [[hydrogen atom]] in its [[ground state]]. It is named after [[Niels Bohr]], due to its role in the [[Bohr model]] of an atom. Its value is {{physconst|a0|after=.}}<ref name="uncert">The number in parentheses denotes the [[Standard deviation|uncertainty]] of the last digits.</ref>
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