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A particular Bohr orbit in a hydrogen atom has a total energy of -0.28 eV . What is the kinetic energy of the electron in this orbit? What is the electric potential energy of the system?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The total energy of an electron in an orbit consists of two components

1 ) Potential energy which is - ve because the field is attractive

2) Kinetic energy which represents moving electron having some velocity.

Kinetic is always positive.

3 ) In an orbit , The magnitude of potential energy is twice that of kinetic energy. So if -2E is the value of potential energy E wil be the value of kinetic energy.

4 ) Total energy will become some of potential energy and kinetic energy

-2E + E = -E

5 ) So total energy becomes equal to kinetic energy with only sign reversed.

In the given case total energy is -0.28 eV . Hence kinetic energy will be +0.28 eV.

When kinetic energy is calculated as +.28 eV , the potential energy will be

- 2 x .28 or - 0.56 eV .

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