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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 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 times smaller.
B. The speed of the muon in the first Bohr orbit is times greater.
C. The ionization energy is times greater.
D. The angular momentum in the ground state is times greater.
E. The magnitude of potential energy in the ground state is times greater.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A. The radius of the first Bohr orbit is times smaller.
B. The speed of the muon in the first Bohr orbit is times greater.
C. The ionization energy is times greater.
D. The angular momentum in the ground state is times greater.
E. The magnitude of potential energy in the ground state is times greater.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Options
- ATwo
- BFour
- CFive
- 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 .
Statement A: The radius of the Bohr orbit is . Thus, . Since the muon is times heavier, the radius is times smaller. (Correct)
Statement B: The speed of the particle in the orbit is . It is independent of the mass . The speed remains the same. (Incorrect)
Statement C: The total energy is . Thus, . The ionization energy (magnitude of total energy) is times greater. (Correct)
Statement D: The angular momentum is . It depends only on and is independent of mass. (Incorrect)
Statement E: The potential energy is . Since is times smaller, the magnitude of potential energy is times greater. (Correct)
Therefore, exactly three statements (A, C, and E) are correct.
Answer: Three
Statement A: The radius of the Bohr orbit is . Thus, . Since the muon is times heavier, the radius is times smaller. (Correct)
Statement B: The speed of the particle in the orbit is . It is independent of the mass . The speed remains the same. (Incorrect)
Statement C: The total energy is . Thus, . The ionization energy (magnitude of total energy) is times greater. (Correct)
Statement D: The angular momentum is . It depends only on and is independent of mass. (Incorrect)
Statement E: The potential energy is . Since is times smaller, the magnitude of potential energy is times greater. (Correct)
Therefore, exactly three statements (A, C, and E) are correct.
Answer: Three