Given That the Binding Energy of the Hydrogen Atom in Its

question 37

Multiple Choice

Given that the binding energy of the hydrogen atom in its ground state is $- 13.6 \mathrm { eV }$ , what is the energy when it is in the $n = 5$ state?

• A) \(- 0.544 \mathrm { eV }\)
• B) \(2.72 \mathrm { eV }\)
• C) \(- 2.72 \mathrm { eV }\)
• D) \(0.544 \mathrm { eV }\)

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