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Energy of the Electron & Energy Levels

The kinetic energy of the electron in an orbit of radius rr in hydrogen atom is proportional to (ee = electronic charge)

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Answer: (c)

  1. Centripetal force: mv2r=ke2r2\frac{mv^2}{r} = \frac{ke^2}{r^2} with k=14πϵ0k = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}.
  2. KE=12mv2=ke22r∝e22rKE = \frac{1}{2}mv^2 = \frac{ke^2}{2r} \propto \frac{e^2}{2r}
  3. So the answer is (c) e22r\frac{e^2}{2r}.
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