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COMEDK · Physics · 28. Atomic Physics

The amount of energy required to separate a hydrogen atom into a proton and an electron is

  1. A \(1.36 \mathrm{eV}\)
  2. B \(13.6 \mathrm{eV}\)
  3. C \(0.136 \mathrm{eV}\)
  4. D \(136 \mathrm{eV}\)
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(B) \(13.6 \mathrm{eV}\)

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The amount of energy required to separate a hydrogen atom into a proton and an electron is equal to its ionisation energy which is equal to \(13.6 \mathrm{eV}\).
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