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Total energy of an electron in an atom is negative . What does it signify ?

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Negative energy signifies that force between electron and nucleus is attractive. Electron is bound to the nucleus.
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  • Total energy of electron in nth stationary orbit of hydrogen atom is

    A
    `(e^2)/(4piepsilon_0r)`
    B
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    C
    `(-e^2)/(8piepsilon_0r)`
    D
    `(e^2)/(8piepsilon_0r)`

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