A hydrogen atom, initially in the ground state is excited by absorbing a photon of wavelength 980
. The radius of the atom in the excited state, it terms of Bohr radius a0, will be: (hc= 12500 eV 
(a)
9a0
(b)
25a0
(c)
4a0
(d)
16a0
A hydrogen atom, initially in the ground state is excited by absorbing a photon of wavelength 980. The radius of the atom in the excited state, it terms of Bohr radius a0, will be: (hc= 12500 eV
(a)
9a0
(b)
25a0
(c)
4a0
(d)
16a0
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A hydrogen atom, initially in the ground state is excited by absorbing a photon of wavelength 980. The radius of the atom in the excited state, it terms of Bohr radius a0, will be: (hc= 12500 eV
(a)
9a0
(b)
25a0
(c)
4a0
(d)
16a0
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A hydrogen atom, initially in the ground state is excited by absorbing a photon of wavelength 980 |
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(a) |
9a0 |
(b) |
25a0 |
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(c) |
4a0 |
(d) |
16a0 |
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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -
Energy of photon=
=12.75eV
∴Electron will excite to n=4 since ‘R’∝ n2
∴Radius of atom will be 16a0
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