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The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is –13.6 eV. What are the kinetic and potential energies of the electron in this state?

Updated On: Mar 5, 2024
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Ground state energy of hydrogen atom, \(E=-13.6eV\)
This is the total energy of a hydrogen atom.Kinetic energy is equal to the negative of total energy.
Kinetic energy\(=-E=-(-13.6)=13.6eV\)
Potential energy is equal to the negative of two times of kinetic energy.
Potential energy\(=-2×(13.6)\)\(=-27.2eV\)
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