NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-38

  • question_answer
    The total energy of electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. The kinetic energy of an electron in the first excited state is

    A)  3.4 eV       

    B)  6.8 eV

    C)  13.6 eV      

    D)  1.7 eV

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Total energy of electron in the orbit is equal to negative of its kinetic energy. The energy of hydrogen atom when the electron  revolves in nth orbit is \[E=\frac{-13.6}{{{n}^{2}}}eV\] In the ground state\[n=1\] \[E=\frac{-13.6}{{{1}^{2}}}=-13.6\,eV\] For \[n=2,E=\frac{-13.6}{{{2}^{2}}}=-3\,eV\] So, kinetic energy of electron in the first excited state (i.e., for\[n=2\]) is \[K=-E=-(-3.4)=3.4\,eV\]


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