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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

The kinetic energy of an electron in the 2nd excited state in a hydrogen atom, if its ground state energy is \(-13.6 \text{ eV}\), will be:

  1. A 13.6 eV
  2. B 3.4 eV
  3. C 1.51 eV
  4. D 0.85 eV
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(C) 1.51 eV

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\(n = 3\) \(KE_n = -\frac{E_1}{n^2}\) \(KE_3 = -\frac{-13.6 \text{ eV}}{3^2}\) \(KE_3 = \frac{13.6}{9} \text{ eV}\) \(KE_3 \approx 1.51 \text{ eV}\)
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