JEE Main & Advanced Physics Atomic Physics Question Bank Atomic Structure

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    According to Bohr's theory, the expressions for the kinetic and potential energy of an electron revolving in an orbit is given respectively by

    A)            \[+\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]and \[-\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]

    B)            \[+\frac{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{e}^{2}}}{r}\]and\[-\frac{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{e}^{2}}}{r}\]  

    C)            \[-\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]and \[-\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]  

    D)   \[+\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]and \[+\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               P.E.\[=-\frac{k{{e}^{2}}}{r}=-\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]; K.E.\[=-\frac{1}{2}(\text{P}\text{.E}\text{.})=\frac{{{e}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}r}\]            


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