Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 30 - The Nature of the Atom - Problems - Page 872: 14

Answer

$-1.51\,eV$

Work Step by Step

Radius of $n$th orbit $r_{n}=(5.29\times10^{-11}\,m)\frac{n^{2}}{Z}$ $=4.761\times10^{-10}\,m$ $Z=1$ for hydrogen atom. $n^{2}=\frac{4.761\times10^{-10}\,m}{5.29\times10^{-11}\,m}=9$ $\implies n=3$ $E_{3}=(-13.6\,eV)\frac{Z^{2}}{n^{2}}=\frac{-13.6\,eV}{9}=-1.51\,eV$
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