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Assertion: Total energy of electron in an hydrogen atom is negative.Reason : It is bounded to the nucleus.
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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
We know that $E=-\frac{13.6}{n^2} \mathrm{eV}$
It shows that total energy of electron in a stationary orbit in a hydrogen atom is negative, which means the electron is bound to the nuclear and is not free to leave it.
It shows that total energy of electron in a stationary orbit in a hydrogen atom is negative, which means the electron is bound to the nuclear and is not free to leave it.
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