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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

In a hydrogen atom the effect on potential energy of the electron with increase in radius of orbits will be :

  1. A potential energy remains the same
  2. B potential energy increases
  3. C potential energy decreases
  4. D potential energy initially decreases then increases
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(B) potential energy increases

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Potential energy \( U = -\frac{ke^2}{r} \). As radius increases, potential energy increases.