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The total energy of an electron revolving in the second orbit of hydrogen atom is

  1. A \(-13.6 \mathrm{ev} \)
  2. B \( -1.51 \mathrm{ev} \)
  3. C \( -3.4 \mathrm{ev} \)
  4. D Zero
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(C) \( -3.4 \mathrm{ev} \)

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Total energy of an electron revolving in nth orbit of hydrogen atom is given as
\( E_{n}=\frac{-13.6}{n^{2}} \mathrm{eV} \)
For second orbit, \( n=2 \), energy is
\( E_{2}=\frac{-13.6}{2^{2}}=-3.4 e V \)