Q.

If de Broglie wavelength of electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is λ, what will be the de Broglie wavelength of the electron in He+ when the ion is in the second excited state?

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a

1.5λ

b

3λ

c

λ

d

2λ

answer is C.

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If r0 be the radius of orbit of electron in hydrogen atom in ground state, then de Broglie wavelength λ=2πr0

In a hydrogen-like ion, rn=r0n2z

 de Broglie wavelength of electron

λ1=2πrnn=2πr0nz=λ32=1.5λ

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