The energy of ion in its first excited state is. (The ground state energy for the Hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV ):
- (A)-3.4 eV
- (B)-54.4 eV
- (C)-13.6 eV✓ Correct
- (D)-27.2 eV
Answer: (C)
Solution
The energy of a hydrogen-like ion is given by eV. For , . The first excited state corresponds to . Therefore, eV.
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