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Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum

In a hydrogen atom in its ground state, the first Bohr orbit has radius r1r_1. The electron's orbital speed becomes one-third when the atom is raised to one of its excited states. The radius of the orbit in that excited state is

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Answer: (c)

  1. vn∝1nv_n \propto \frac{1}{n}, so v=v13⇒n=3v = \frac{v_1}{3} \Rightarrow n = 3
  2. rn∝n2⇒r=9r1r_n \propto n^2 \Rightarrow r = 9r_1
  3. So the answer is (c) 9r19r_1.
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