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Help with # 29 pleaseUsing Bohr's equation for the energy levels of the electron in they Hydrogen atom, determine the energy in J of an electron in the n=4 level.

Help with # 29 pleaseUsing Bohr's equation for the energy levels of the electron in-example-1
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Using Bohr's equation for the energy levels of the electron in the Hydrogen atom, determine the energy in J of an electron in the n=4 level.

According to Boh'rs equation we can calculate the energy using this equation:

En = - 2.18 * 10⁻¹⁸ J / (n²)

So if we want to find the energy we only have to replace n by 4 and solve that calculation:

since n = 4

En = - 2.18 * 10⁻¹⁸ J / 4²

En = - 2.18 * 10⁻¹⁸ J / 16

En = -1.36 * 10⁻¹⁹ J

So the answer is option D

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