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JEE Main 20262 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
2 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Atomic Physics

JEE Main 2026 · 2 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Atomic Physics

Using Bohr's model, calculate the ratio of the magnetic fields...

Using Bohr's model, calculate the ratio of the magnetic fields generated due to the motion of the electrons in the 2nd2^{\text{nd}} and 4th4^{\text{th}} orbits of hydrogen atom _______.

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Step-by-step solution

The magnetic field at the center of a circular orbit is given by B=μ0I2rB = \dfrac{\mu_0 I}{2r}.

The equivalent current due to the revolving electron is I=eT=ev2πrI = \dfrac{e}{T} = \dfrac{ev}{2\pi r}.

Substituting II into the expression for BB, we get B=μ0ev4πr2B = \dfrac{\mu_0 ev}{4\pi r^2}.

According to Bohr's model for a hydrogen atom, the velocity of the electron in the nthn^{\text{th}} orbit is v∝1nv \propto \dfrac{1}{n} and the radius of the orbit is r∝n2r \propto n^2.

Therefore, the magnetic field BB depends on the principal quantum number nn as B∝1/n(n2)2⇒B∝1n5B \propto \dfrac{1/n}{(n^2)^2} \Rightarrow B \propto \dfrac{1}{n^5}.

The ratio of the magnetic fields in the 2nd2^{\text{nd}} and 4th4^{\text{th}} orbits is B2B4=(n4n2)5=(42)5=25=32\dfrac{B_2}{B_4} = \left(\dfrac{n_4}{n_2}\right)^5 = \left(\dfrac{4}{2}\right)^5 = 2^5 = 32.

Answer: 3232
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