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PhysicsMediumMCQ2025 · 22 Jan Shift 1

Q30.An electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom has the orbital radius of 5.3 × 10−11 m while that for the electron in third excited state is 8.48 × 10−10 m . The ratio of the de Broglie wavelengths of electron in the excited state to that in the ground state is (1) 3 (2) 16 (3) 9 (4) 4

What This Question Tests

This question connects the Bohr model's orbital radius to the de Broglie wavelength for an electron in different energy states of the hydrogen atom.

Concepts Tested

Bohr's model of hydrogen atomDe Broglie wavelengthQuantization of angular momentum

Formulas Used

r_n = r_0 n^2

mvr = nh/2π

λ = h/mv

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