Atoms - Result Question 24

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25. The energy of a hydrogen atom in the ground state is $-13.6 eV$. The energy of a $He^{+}$ion in the first excited state will be

======= ####25. The energy of a hydrogen atom in the ground state is $-13.6 eV$. The energy of a $He^{+}$ion in the first excited state will be

3e0f7ab6f6a50373c3f2dbda6ca2533482a77bed:content/english/neet-pyq-chapterwise/physics/atoms/atoms—result-question-24.md (a) $-13.6 eV$

(b) $-27.2 eV$

(c) $-54.4 eV$

(d) $-6.8 eV$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 25. (a)

Solution:

  1. (a) Energy of a $H$-like atom in it’s $n^{\text{th }}$ state is given by

$E_n=-Z^{2} \times \frac{13.6}{n^{2}} eV$

For, first excited state of $He^{+}, n=2, Z=2$

$\therefore \quad E _{He^{+}}=-\frac{4}{2^{2}} \times 13.6=-13.6 eV$