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Question
How will the energy of a hydrogen atom change if n increases from 1 to ∞?
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Solution
`"E"_"n" ∝ (-1)/"n"^2`
Energy is minimum at n = 1
As n increases, the energy becomes less negative, which means energy increases.
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