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The total energy of a hydrogen atom in its ground state is -13.6 eV. If the potential energy in the first excite state is taken as zero then the total energy in the ground state will be

A

`-3.4eV`

B

3.4eV

C

`-6.8 eV`

D

6.8 eV

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