According to De Broglie the electron in n=3 of Li++ atom will look like
A
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Solution
The correct option is A According to De Broglie, electrons can only remain in orbits as stationary waves if the circumference of these orbits are integral multiple of λ 2πr=nλ This explanation is totally independent of the atomic number of atom used. Here for n=3, the circumference of the third Bohr orbit must be 3(λ).So, the total circumference will be three times the wavelength of the electron wave. Which will give the following picture of the orbit