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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Atoms
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If an electron is moving in the \(n ^{\text {th }}\) orbit of the hydrogen atom, then its velocity \(\left( v _{ n }\right)\) for the \(n ^{\text {th }}\) orbit is given as

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(B) \(v _{ n } \propto \frac{1}{ n }\)

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We know velocity of electron in \(n ^{\text {th }}\) shell of

hydrogen atom is given by

\(v =\frac{2 \pi k Ze ^{2}}{ nh }\)

\(\therefore v \propto \frac{1}{ n }\)

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