Question:
The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. What are the kinetic and potential energies of the electron in this state?
Answer:
Ground state energy of Hydrogen atom E = -13.6 eV
Kinetic energy is equal to the negative of kinetic energy
Kinetic energy = -E = - (-13.6) = 13.6 eV
potential energy is equal to the negative of two time of kinetic energy
Potential energy = - 2 x 13.6 = - 27.2 eV
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