Time period of an electron in Bohr orbit is ⇒T⇒T2T1T=me44ε02h3n3∝n3=n23n13 As T1=8T2 then ⇒⇒⇒⇒(T28T2)(n2n1)3n2n1n1=n23n13=(22)3=22=2n2
An electron in hydrogen atom makes a transition n_1 → n_2 where n_1 are principle quantum numbers of the two states. Assuming Bohr's model to be…
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An electron in hydrogen atom makes a transition n1→n2 where n1 are principle quantum numbers of the two states. Assuming Bohr's model to be valid, the time period of the electron in the initial state is eight times that in the final state. The possible values of n1 and n2 are:
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- A
n1=6 and n2=2
- B
n1=8 and n2=1
- C
n1=4 and n2=2
- D
n1=4 and n2=2
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