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According to Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom, the speed of the electron, its energy and radius of its orbit vary with the principal quantum number n , respectively as

  1. A \(\dfrac{1}{n}, n^2, \dfrac{1}{n^2}\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{1}{n^2}, \dfrac{1}{n}, n^2\)
  3. C \(\dfrac{1}{n}, \dfrac{1}{n^2}, n^2\)
  4. D \(n, \dfrac{1}{n^2}, n^2\)
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(C) \(\dfrac{1}{n}, \dfrac{1}{n^2}, n^2\)

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According to Bohr's theory for a hydrogen-like atom, the radius of the \(n^{th}\) orbit is given by \(r_n = a_0 \dfrac{n^2}{Z}\), which implies \(r_n \propto n^2\). The velocity of the electron in the \(n^{th}\) orbit is given by \(v_n = v_0 \dfrac{Z}{n}\), which implies…
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