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The energy of electron in the \( n^{\text {th }} \) Bohr orbit of H-atom is

  1. A \( \frac{-13.6}{n^{2}} \mathrm{eV} \)
  2. B \( \frac{-13.6}{n} \mathrm{eV} \)
  3. C \( \frac{-13.6}{n^{4}} \mathrm{eV} \)
  4. D \( \frac{-13.6}{n^{3}} \mathrm{eV} \)
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Correct Answer

(A) \( \frac{-13.6}{n^{2}} \mathrm{eV} \)

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The energy of \( e^{-} \)in the nth Bohr orbit of H-atom is given by expression
\[
\begin{array}{l}
E_{n}=\frac{-2 \Pi^{2} m e^{4} Z^{2}}{n^{2} h^{2}\left(4 \Pi \varepsilon_{0}\right)^{2}} \\
=-13.6 \frac{Z^{2}}{n^{2}} e V
\end{array}
\]
Since \( Z=1 \) for hydrogen above equation can be further simplified to
\[
E_{n}=\frac{-13.6}{n^{2}} \mathrm{eV}
\]