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(a)
To show: The total energy of the hydrogen atom is
Introduction: The hydrogen atom is a neutral atom contains a single positively charged proton and a single negatively charged electron bound to the nucleus by the Coulomb force.
(b)
To Show: The potential energy is
Introduction: The hydrogen atom is a neutral atom contains a single positively charged proton and a single negatively charged electron bound to the nucleus by the Coulomb force.
(c)
The electron’s speed and the radius of hydrogen atom orbit.
Section 1:
The electron’s speed.
Section 2:
The radius of hydrogen atom orbit.
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