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Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum

When the electron orbiting in hydrogen atom in its ground state moves to the third excited state, the de-Broglie wavelength associated with it

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Answer: (b)

  1. λ=hmv\lambda = \frac{h}{mv} and v∝1nv \propto \frac{1}{n}, so λ∝n\lambda \propto n.
  2. Ground state n=1n = 1 to third excited state n=4n = 4: λ\lambda becomes 44 times.
  3. So the answer is (b) will increase.
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