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Find out the wavelength of the electron orbiting in the ground state of hydrogen atom.
Solution:
Calculation of wavelength of electron in ground state:
Radius of ground state of hydrogen atom =0.53 Å = 0.53 × 10 − 10 m
According to de Broglie relation2 π r = n λ
For ground staten = 1
2 × 3.14 × 0.53 × 10 − 10 = 1 × λ
∴ λ = 3.32 × 10 − 10 m
= 3.32 Å
Alternatively
Velocity of electron, in the ground state, of hydrogen atom
= 2.18 × 10 − 6 m ∕ s
Hence momentum of revolving electron
p = m v
= 9.1 × 10 − 31 × 2.18 × 10 − 6 kg m ∕ s
λ =
=
m
= 3.32 Å
[Note : Also accept the following answer:
Letλ n be the wavelength of the electron in the n th orbit, we then have
2 π r n = n λ
For ground staten = 1
2 π r n = λ
(r = r 0 is the radius of the ground state)
[Alternatively
λ n =
andv n = v 0 (velocity of electron in ground state)
λ =
Radius of ground state of hydrogen atom =
According to de Broglie relation
For ground state
Alternatively
Velocity of electron, in the ground state, of hydrogen atom
Hence momentum of revolving electron
[Note : Also accept the following answer:
Let
For ground state
(
[Alternatively
and
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