CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceJEE physicsAtomic and Nuclear Physics1 Mark
MCQ
Minimum excitation potential of Bohr's first orbit in hydrogen atom is
A
$13.6 V$
B
$3.4 V$
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$10.2 V$
D
$3.6 V$
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Answer
Correct option: C.
$10.2 V$
$\text { Excitation potential }=\frac{\text { Excitationenergy }}{\mathrm{e}}$
Minimum excitation energy corresponds to excitation from $n=1$ to $n=2$
$\therefore$ Minimum excitation energy in hydrogen atom $=-3.4-(-13.6)=+10.2 \mathrm{eV}$
so minimum excitation potential $=10.2 \mathrm{eV}$.
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