The energy of an electron in the first Bohr orbit of H atom is -13.6 eV. The possible energy value for the electron in the excited states is:
A
-3.40 eV
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B
-4.20 eV
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C
-6.81 eV
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D
-2.73 eV
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Solution
The correct option is A -3.40 eV The energy of an electron on Bohr orbits of hydrogen atoms is given by the expression En=−13.6eVn2 where, n takes only integral values. For the first Bohr orbit n = 1, energy of electron is -13.6 eV. Apart from that, only -3.4 eV is possible for n = 2