The Energy of the Ground State in the Bohr Model

question 1

Multiple Choice

The energy of the ground state in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV.The energy of the n = 2 state of hydrogen in this model is closest to

• A) -3.4 eV.
• B) -6.8 eV.
• C) -1.7 eV.
• D) -13.6 eV.
• E) -4.5 eV.

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