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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Atoms
  • JEE Mains 2021
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Which level of the single ionized carbon has the same energy as the ground state energy of hydrogen atom ?

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(B) \(6\)

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Energy of \(H\) -atom is \(E =-13.6 Z ^{2} / n ^{2}\)

for \(H\) -atom \(Z =1 \&\) for ground state, \(n =1\)

\(\Rightarrow E =-13.6 \times \frac{1^{2}}{1^{2}}=-13.6 eV\)

Now for carbon atom (single ionised), \(Z=6\)

\(E=-13.6 \frac{ Z ^{2}}{ n ^{2}}=-13.6 \quad\) (given)

\(\Rightarrow n ^{2}=6^{2} \Rightarrow n =6\)

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