Take the Potential Energy of a Hydrogen Atom to Be

question 28

Multiple Choice

Take the potential energy of a hydrogen atom to be zero for infinite separation of the electron and porton. Then the ground state energy of a hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. The energy of the first excited state is:

• A) 0
• B) -3.4 eV
• C) -6.8 eV
• D) -9.6 eV
• E) -27 eV

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