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MHT CET · Physics · Atomic Physics

The force acting on the electrons in hydrogen atom (Bohr's theory) is related to the principle quantum number 'n' as

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

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Now \(F=\frac{m v^{2}}{r} \)
\( v \propto \frac{1}{n} \text { and } r \propto n^{2} \)
\( F \propto \frac{1}{n^{2}} \times \frac{1}{n^{2}} \)
\( F \propto n^{-4}\)
\(\therefore \mathrm{F} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{n}^{2}} \times \frac{1}{\mathrm{n}^{2}}\)
\(\therefore \mathrm{F} \propto \mathrm{n}^{-4}\)
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