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What is the energy of the electron in the first orbit of a hydrogen atom?

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What is the energy of the electron in the first orbit of a hydrogen atom?

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  • \[E_{1}=0\,\mathrm{eV}\]

  • \[E_{1}=-13.6\,\mathrm{eV}\]

  • \[E_{1}=-3.40\,\mathrm{eV}\]

  • \[E_{1}=-1.51\,\mathrm{eV}\]

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Solution

The first orbit is the ground state of hydrogen. The electron's energy in this orbit is \[E_{1}=-13.6\,\mathrm{eV}\].

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