JEE Main202117 Mar 2021Morning ShiftPhysicsAtomic PhysicsActual
Which level of the single ionized carbon has the same energy as the ground state energy of hydrogen atom?
Options
- A1
- B6
- C4
- D8
Correct answer
B. 6
Step-by-step solution
Energy of H -atom is E = - 13 . 6 Z 2 / n 2 for H -atom Z = 1 and for ground state, n = 1 ⇒ E = - 13 . 6 × 1 2 1 2 = - 13 . 6   e V Now for carbon atom (single ionised), Z = 6 E = - 13 . 6 Z 2 n 2 = - 13 . 6 (given) ⇒ n 2 = 6 2 ⇒ n = 6