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MHT CET · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

When the electron orbiting in hydrogen atom in its ground state moves to the third excited state, the de-Broglie wavelength associated with it

  1. A becomes zero.
  2. B remains unchanged.
  3. C will decrease.
  4. D will increase.
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(D) will increase.

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As \(\mathrm{v} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{n}}\), we can also write
\(\therefore \quad m v \propto \frac{1}{n} \quad \Rightarrow p \propto \frac{1}{n}\)
Also,
\(\lambda=\frac{\mathrm{h}}{\mathrm{p}} \quad \Rightarrow \lambda \propto \mathrm{n}\)
\(\therefore \quad\) Wavelength will increase.
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