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Question
CBSEENPH12038639

What will be the total energy of an electron in hydrogen atom in third orbit. (Take total energy of electron in its ground state in – 13.6 eV).

Solution

In the third orbit, n =3 

For hydrogen atom, energy of an electron is given by, 

En-13.6n2 = -13.632= -13.69= - 1.5 eV