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Chapter 39, Problem 043
In the ground state of the hydrogen atom, the electron has a total energy of -13.6 ev. What are (a) its kinetic energy and
(b) its potential energy if the electron is a distance 4.0a from the central nucleus? Here a is the Bohr radius.
(a) Number
3.39
Units
eV
(b) Number
Units
eV
Transcribed Image Text:Chapter 39, Problem 043 In the ground state of the hydrogen atom, the electron has a total energy of -13.6 ev. What are (a) its kinetic energy and (b) its potential energy if the electron is a distance 4.0a from the central nucleus? Here a is the Bohr radius. (a) Number 3.39 Units eV (b) Number Units eV
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