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Question
The radius of the nth orbit in the Bohr model of hydrogen is proportional to ______.
Options
`n^2`
`1/n^2`
n
`1/n`
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Solution
The radius of the nth orbit in the Bohr model of hydrogen is proportional to `underlinebb(n^2)`.
Explanation:
The radius of nth orbit is
`r_n = 0.53 xx n^2/ZÅ`
`r_n prop n^2`
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