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In hydrogen atom an electron makes a transition from \(5^{\text {th }}\) orbit to \(3^{\text {rd }}\) orbit.The change in the angular momentum for this electron is _________.

  1. A \(\frac{5 h}{\pi}\)
  2. B \(\frac{h}{\pi}\)
  3. C \(\frac{3 h}{\pi}\)
  4. D \(\frac{h}{2 \pi}\)
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(B) \(\frac{h}{\pi}\)

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(B) \(\frac{h}{\pi}\)
Change in angular momentum
\(
\begin{aligned}
& \Delta \mathrm{L}=\mathrm{L}_{5}-\mathrm{L}_{3} \\
& \Delta \mathrm{~L}=\frac{5 h}{2 \pi}-\frac{3 h}{2 \pi} \\
& \Delta \mathrm{~L}=\frac{h}{2 \pi}(5-3) \\
& \Delta \mathrm{L}=\frac{2 h}{2 \pi}=\frac{h}{\pi}
\end{aligned}
\)