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According to Bohr’s model, the highest kinetic energy is associated with the electron in the

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A

first orbit of H atom

B

first orbit of He+

C

second orbit of He+

D

second orbit of Li2+

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Option B

first orbit of He+

first orbit of He⁺

Solution :

To determine which orbit and species has the highest kinetic energy associated with its electron, we can use Bohr's model of the hydrogen-like atoms.

According to Bohr's model, the total energy E of an electron in the n-th orbit of a species with atomic number Z is given by the formula:
E=-13.6×Z2n2 eV

The relationship between the total energy (E), potential energy (U), and kinetic energy (K) of the electron is:
K=-E
Therefore, the kinetic energy of the electron in the n-th orbit is:
K=13.6×Z2n2 eV

This means the kinetic energy is directly proportional to Z2n2. Let us calculate the value of Z2n2 for each of the given options:

1. first orbit of H atom:
For Hydrogen (H), Z=1 and for the first orbit, n=1.
Z2n2=1212=1

2. first orbit of He+:
For Helium ion (He+), Z=2 and for the first orbit, n=1.
Z2n2=2212=4

3. second orbit of He+:
For Helium ion (He+), Z=2 and for the second orbit, n=2.
Z2n2=2222=1

4. second orbit of Li2+:
For Lithium ion (Li2+), Z=3 and for the second orbit, n=2.
Z2n2=3222=2.25

Comparing the values, the ratio Z2n2 is highest for the first orbit of He+ (value of 4), which corresponds to the maximum kinetic energy:
K=13.6×4=54.4 eV

Thus, the highest kinetic energy is associated with the electron in the first orbit of He+.

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