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Find out the wavelength of the electron orbiting in the ground state of hydrogen atoms.

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To find the wavelength of the electron orbiting in the ground state of a hydrogen atom, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the energy of the electron in the ground state The energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom in the ground state (n=1) is given by the formula: \[ E = -\frac{13.6}{n^2} \text{ eV} \] For the ground state (n=1): ...
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