Question: A hydrogen atom is in its fourth excited state ( n = 5 ) . Using the Bohr theory of the atom, calculate the following.

A hydrogen atom is in its fourth excited state (n =5). Using the Bohr theory of the atom, calculate the following.
(a) the radius of the orbit
(b) the linear momentum of the electron
(c) the angular momentum of the electron
(d) the kinetic energy
(e) the potential energy
(f) the total energy
Step 1
(a) According to the Bohr theory, the allowed orbits are determined by the integer n. The radii of the allowed orbits are
rn = n2a0,
where the Bohr radius a0=0.0529 nm corresponds to the radius at n =1. Thus, in the n =5 state, the radius of the orbit is
r5=
2
0.0529 nm
= nm.

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