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Q.The relation between angular momentum (L) and radius (r) of an electron revolving in a Bohr-orbit is

(a) L ∝ r
(b) L ∝ r⁻¹
(c) L ∝ r²
(d) does not depend on radius.
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From Bohr's two results, L=nh/2π∝nL = nh/2\pi \propto n and rn∝n2r_n \propto n^2, eliminating nn gives the true relation L∝rL \propto \sqrt{r} — which is not literally one of the four options offered, so this needs an honest note rather than a forced pick.

In the Bohr model of the hydrogen-like atom, two standard results follow from the quantisation postulate and the Coulomb force providing centripetal force:

  1. Bohr's angular-momentum quantisation: L=mvr=nh2πL = mvr = \dfrac{nh}{2\pi}, so L∝nL \propto n.

  2. The orbit radius: balancing mv2r=kZe2r2\dfrac{mv^2}{r} = \dfrac{kZe^2}{r^2} together with the quantisation condition gives rn=n2h2ε0πmZe2r_n = \dfrac{n^2h^2\varepsilon_0}{\pi m Z e^2}, so r∝n2r \propto n^2.

Eliminating the quantum number nn between these two: since r∝n2r \propto n^2, we have n∝rn \propto \sqrt{r}, and since L∝nL \propto n, substituting gives

L∝ri.e.L2∝rL \propto \sqrt{r} \quad \text{i.e.} \quad L^2 \propto r

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