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Q.Energy of an electron in second Bohr orbit is −3.4 eV. Calculate its kinetic energy and potential energy in third Bohr orbit.

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Since E2=−3.4E_2=-3.4 eV matches −13.6/22-13.6/2^2 eV, this is hydrogen (Z=1); using En=−13.6/n2E_n=-13.6/n^2 for n=3, then KE=−EKE=-E and PE=2EPE=2E from the Bohr-model virial relation.

The total energy of an electron in the nnth Bohr orbit of hydrogen (Z=1Z=1) is:

En=−13.6n2 eVE_n = -\frac{13.6}{n^2}\ \text{eV}

Check against given data: E2=−13.6/22=−3.4 eVE_2 = -13.6/2^2 = -3.4\ \text{eV}, which matches the given value — confirming this is hydrogen (Z=1Z=1).

Energy in the third orbit (n=3n=3):

E3=−13.632=−13.69≈−1.511 eVE_3 = -\frac{13.6}{3^2} = -\frac{13.6}{9} \approx -1.511\ \text{eV}

For a Coulombic (inverse-square force) orbit, the virial theorem gives PE=−2 KEPE = -2\,KE, and since E=KE+PEE = KE + PE, this means E=−KEE = -KE and PE=2EPE = 2E:

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