Take the Potential Energy of a Hydrogen Atom to Be

question 39

Multiple Choice

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

• A)0 eV
• B)-3.4 eV
• C)-6.8 eV
• D)-10.2 eV
• E)-27 eV

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