Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1217: 43a

Answer

$13.57\;eV$

Work Step by Step

The electron is one Bohr radius $(a)$ from the central nucleus. $a = 5.291772\times 10^{-11}\;m$ Now, the potential energy of the hydrogen atom at the ground state is: $U=-\frac{e^2}{4\pi \epsilon_0 a}$ Putting known values we obtain $U=-\frac{(1.6\times 10^{-19})^2}{4\pi\times 8.854\times 10^{-12}\times 5.291772\times 10^{-11}}\;J\\ or, U=-4.35\times 10^{-18}\;J\\ or, U=-27.17\;eV$ Total energy of the hydrogen atom at the ground state is: $E=-13.6\;eV$ Therefore, the kinetic energy of the hydrogen atom at the ground state is: $E_k=E-U\\ or, E_k=-13.6-(-27.17)\;eV\\ or, \boxed {E_k=13.57\;eV} $
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