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Consider a muonic hydrogen atom in which the electron is replaced...

Consider a muonic hydrogen atom in which the electron is replaced by a muon (a particle with the same charge as an electron but with a mass 207207 times that of an electron). Read the following statements comparing the muonic hydrogen atom with a normal hydrogen atom:

A. The radius of the first Bohr orbit is 207207 times smaller.
B. The speed of the muon in the first Bohr orbit is 207207 times greater.
C. The ionization energy is 207207 times greater.
D. The angular momentum in the ground state is 207207 times greater.
E. The magnitude of potential energy in the ground state is 207207 times greater.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Options

  1. ATwo
  2. BFour
  3. CFive
  4. DThree

Correct answer

D. Three

Step-by-step solution

Let us evaluate each statement based on the Bohr model, where the mass of the orbiting particle is mm.

Statement A: The radius of the nthn^{\text{th}} Bohr orbit is rn=ϵ0n2h2πme2r_n = \dfrac{\epsilon_0 n^2 h^2}{\pi m e^2}. Thus, r∝1mr \propto \dfrac{1}{m}. Since the muon is 207207 times heavier, the radius is 207207 times smaller. (Correct)

Statement B: The speed of the particle in the nthn^{\text{th}} orbit is vn=e22ϵ0nhv_n = \dfrac{e^2}{2 \epsilon_0 n h}. It is independent of the mass mm. The speed remains the same. (Incorrect)

Statement C: The total energy is En=−me48ϵ02n2h2E_n = -\dfrac{m e^4}{8 \epsilon_0^2 n^2 h^2}. Thus, E∝mE \propto m. The ionization energy (magnitude of total energy) is 207207 times greater. (Correct)

Statement D: The angular momentum is L=nh2πL = \dfrac{nh}{2\pi}. It depends only on nn and is independent of mass. (Incorrect)

Statement E: The potential energy is U=−e24πϵ0rU = -\dfrac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 r}. Since rr is 207207 times smaller, the magnitude of potential energy is 207207 times greater. (Correct)

Therefore, exactly three statements (A, C, and E) are correct.

Answer: Three
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