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The total energy of the electron in an hydrogen atom is
`En = -13.6/n^2 eV`
What is the significance of the negative sign?

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  2. What are the H(alpha),H(beta) and H(gamma). Describe.

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  5. What are the limitations of Bohr's model?

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  8. Draw the different energy level diagram for a hygrogen atom.

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  9. The total energy of electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is 1...

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  10. What is the relation of radii of various Bohr's orbit?

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  11. Describe the basic postulates of Bohr's theory.

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  12. What are the limitations of Bohr's model?

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  13. Draw the energy level diagram to show different series of hydrogen ato...

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  14. Name the various series of hydrogen atoms.

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  16. How much energy in joule, is required to shift an electron of hydrogen...

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  17. How many orbits are there in a hydrogen atoms?

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  18. Obtain Bohr's quantum condition of angular momentum on the basis of wa...

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  19. The electron in the hydrogen atom pases from n= 4 to n = 1 level. What...

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  20. Distinguish between spontaneous and stimulated emission.

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