Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2023

The radius of electron's second stationary orbit in Bohr's atom is R. The radius of 3rd orbit will be

  1. A 2.25R Correct answer
  2. B $3 \mathrm{R}$
  3. C $\frac{\mathrm{R}}{3}$
  4. D $9 \mathrm{R}$

Solution

$r \propto \frac{n^{2}}{Z}$ <br/><br/>$$ \begin{aligned} & \frac{r_{2 { nd }}}{r_{3 \mathrm{rd}}}=\left(\frac{n_{2}}{n_{3}}\right)^{2} \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{R}{r_{3 r d}}=\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^{2} \\\\ & \Rightarrow r_{3 \mathrm{rd}}=\frac{9}{4} R \\\\ & =2.25 R \end{aligned} $$

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Atoms and Nuclei · Topic: Bohr's Model of Hydrogen Atom

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