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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

the kinetic and potential energy of electron present in third orbit of hydrogen atom are

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9 Years agoGrade 10
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9 Years ago
For an electron revolving in a circular orbit of radius, r around a nucleus    
          with Z positive charge,
           PE = -Ze2/r
             KE = Ze2/2r
           As electron is in third orbit, the value of Z will be 3.
           Therefore,
            PE = -3e2/r
            KE = 3e2/2r