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30 January, 13:50

Consider a hydrogen atom in the ground state. What is the energy of its electron?

which is, - 2.1799 X10^-18 J

Now consider an excited-state hydrogen atom. What is the energy of electron in the n=2 level?

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  1. 30 January, 16:20
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    The energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is:

    E = (-2.179 x 10 ^-18 J) (1/n^2)

    where n is the principle energy level of the electron.

    E = (-2.179 x 10 ^-18 J) (1/4)

    E = - 2.179 x 10 ^-18 J

    E = - 5.4 x 10 ^-19 J
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