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find the difference in the orbital radius of an electronin the rutherford atom if the electron is initially in an orbit of 5.29x10^-11 m in radius and the atom radiates 2.0 ev of energy

find the difference in the orbital radius of an electronin the rutherford atom if the electron is initially in an orbit of 5.29x10^-11 m in radius and the atom radiates 2.0 ev of energy

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Apoorva Arora IIT Roorkee
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9 years ago
If the atom is in the radius of .53 angstrom that means it is in the first shell i.e. corresponding to n=1. So, the atom cannot further lose energy and go further inside. Rather, it will gain energy if it needs to transit to another energy shell.
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Apoorva Arora
IIT Roorkee
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