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Short Note
What is the work done by the field of a nucleus in a complete circular orbit of the electron? What if the orbit is elliptical?
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Solution
Whenever the electron completes an orbit, either circular or elliptical, the work done by the field of a nucleus is zero.
Concept: Electrical Potential Energy of a System of Two Point Charges and of Electric Dipole in an Electrostatic Field
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