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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 12. atoms

The total energy of an electron in an atom in an orbit is \(-3.4 \;eV.\) Its kinetic and potential energies are, respectively

  1. A \(-3.4\;eV, -3.4 \;eV\)
  2. B \(-3.4\; e V,-6.8\; e V\)
  3. C  \(3.4 \;eV, -6.8\; eV\)
  4. D \(3.4\; eV, 3.4 \;eV\)
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(C)  \(3.4 \;eV, -6.8\; eV\)

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\(TE =-3.4\; eV\) \(\mathrm{KE}=-\mathrm{T.E} \quad \mathrm{PE}=2 \mathrm{TE}\)