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Frequency of revolution of an electron revolving in nth orbit of H-atom is proportional to

  1. A \( n \) independent of \( n \)
  2. B \( \frac{1}{n^{2}} \)
  3. C \( \frac{1}{n^{3}} \)
  4. D \( n \)
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(C) \( \frac{1}{n^{3}} \)

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\( (\mathrm{C}) \)
Time period of revolution, \( T=\frac{2 \pi n}{v} \)
Frequency of revolution, \( f=\frac{v}{2 \Pi n} \)
\( \mathrm{v} \propto \frac{1}{n} \)
\( r \propto n^{2} \) and hence \( f \propto \frac{1}{n^{3}} \)
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