How Much Energy Must Be Absorbed to Ionize a Hydrogen

question 112

Multiple Choice

How much energy must be absorbed to ionize a hydrogen atom whose electron is in the ground state (n = 1) ?

• A) Zero
• B) 1 eV
• C) 0.053 eV
• D) 13.6 eV

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