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Standard XII
Physics
Characteristics of Bohr's Atomic Model
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Show that the radius of the orbit in hydrogen atoms varies as
n
2
, where n is the principal quantum number of the atom.
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Solution
The centripetal acceleration of the electron in a Bohr's atom is due to the Coulomb attraction of electron towards nucleus.
Thus,
m
v
2
r
=
1
4
π
ϵ
0
Z
e
2
r
2
Also Bohr's postulate states,
m
v
r
=
n
h
2
π
Substituting
v
from second equation into the first gives,
r
∝
n
2
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