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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Energy of a e is -13.6eV in H atom what is its distance from nucleus

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Energy of an electron = -13.6*1^2/n^2 = -13.6
on solving we get n= 1
Therfore
Radii for ground state of H – atom is => 0.0529*1^1/1 => 0.0529 Angstorm.