The ratio of the magnitude of the kinetic energy to the potential energy of an electron in the excited state of a hydrogen atom is :
- (A)4
- (B)
- (C)✓ Correct
- (D)1
Answer: (C)
Solution
By the virial theorem for a Coulomb orbit, , so for every orbit, including the 5th excited state ().
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