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Kinetic energy of the electron in hydrogen atom is \(\frac{e^{2}}{8 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\) .Then its potential energy is _________ .

  1. A \(\frac{e^{2}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)
  2. B \(-\frac{e^{2}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)
  3. C \(\frac{e^{2}}{8 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)
  4. D \(-\frac{e^{2}}{8 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)
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(B) \(-\frac{e^{2}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)

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\(-\frac{e^{2}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)
Potential energy
\(\mathrm{U}=-2 \times\) Kinetic energy
\(\mathrm{U}=-2 \times \frac{1}{8 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \cdot \frac{e^{2}}{r}\)
\(\mathrm{U}=-\frac{e^{2}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r}\)