Chapter 5, Problem 135QRT

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

According to a relationship developed by Niels Bohr, for an atom or ion that has a single electron, the total energy of an electron in a stable orbit of quantum number $\text{n}$ is ${\text{E}}_{\text{n}}\text{=}\text{-}\left[{\text{Z}}^{\text{2}}{\text{/n}}^{\text{2}}\right]\left(\text{2}\text{.179}\text{×}{\text{10}}^{\text{-18}}\text{J}\right)$ where $\text{Z}$ is the atomic number.  The ionization energy for the electron in a ground-state hydrogen atom has to be calculated.