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Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum

A particle of mass mm is moving around the origin with a constant force FF pulling it towards the origin. If Bohr model is used to describe its motion, the radius of the nnth orbit and the particle's speed vv in the orbit depend on nn as

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Answer: (a)

  1. Constant force gives the centripetal force: mv2r=F⇒v2=Frm\frac{mv^2}{r} = F \Rightarrow v^2 = \frac{Fr}{m}.
  2. Bohr condition: v=nh2πmr⇒n2h24π2m2r2=Frmv = \frac{nh}{2\pi m r} \Rightarrow \frac{n^2h^2}{4\pi^2 m^2 r^2} = \frac{Fr}{m}.
  3. So r3∝n2⇒r∝n2/3r^3 \propto n^2 \Rightarrow r \propto n^{2/3}, and v∝r∝n1/3v \propto \sqrt{r} \propto n^{1/3}.
  4. So the answer is (a) r∝n2/3; v∝n1/3r \propto n^{2/3};\ v \propto n^{1/3}.
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