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MHT CET 202621 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
21 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Atomic Physics

MHT CET 2026 · 21 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Atomic Physics

An electron of mass ' m_e ' and charge ' e ' revolving around the...

An electron of mass 'mem_e' and charge 'ee' revolving around the nucleus in nthn^{th} orbit has orbital magnetic moment enh4πme\dfrac{enh}{4\pi m_e} which is equal to Bohr Magneton, the orbit number in which electron should revolve is (hh = Planck's constant)

Options

  1. Afour
  2. Bthree
  3. Ctwo
  4. Done

Correct answer

D. one

Step-by-step solution

The orbital magnetic moment of an electron revolving in the nthn^{th} orbit is given by M=neh4πmeM = \dfrac{n e h}{4 \pi m_e}.

The Bohr Magneton is defined as the orbital magnetic moment of an electron in the first orbit (n=1n=1), which is μB=eh4πme\mu_B = \dfrac{e h}{4 \pi m_e}.

Given that the orbital magnetic moment is equal to the Bohr Magneton:

neh4πme=eh4πme\dfrac{n e h}{4 \pi m_e} = \dfrac{e h}{4 \pi m_e}

⇒n=1\Rightarrow n = 1

Thus, the electron should revolve in the first orbit.

Answer: one
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