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In a hydrogen atom, what is the de-Broglie wavelength of an electron in the second Bohr orbit? [Given that Bohr radius ]

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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According to Bohr's quantization condition, the circumference of the -th orbit is an integral multiple of the de-Broglie wavelength: For the second orbit (): The radius of the -th orbit is .For , .Therefore, .

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In a hydrogen atom, what is the de-Broglie wavelength of an electron in the second Bohr orbit? [Given that Bohr radius ]
A
B
C
D

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