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The ratio of the difference in energy between the first and the second Bohr orbit to that between the second and the third Bohr orbit is
ChemistryStructure of AtomJIPMERJIPMER 2012
Options:
  • A $1 / 2$
  • B $1 / 3$
  • C $4 / 9$
  • D $27 / 5$
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The correct answer is: $27 / 5$
Energy of the \(\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}\) Bohr's orbit is given by
\(E_n=-13.6 \times \frac{z^2}{n^2} e V\)
For H -atom, \(\mathrm{Z}=1\)
The difference in energy between the first and the second Bohr orbit:
\(\begin{aligned}
& E_2-E_1=13.6 \times 1^2 \times\left(\frac{1}{1^2}-\frac{1}{2^2}\right) \\
& =13.6 \times \frac{3}{4} e V
\end{aligned}\)
The difference in energy between the second and the third Bohr orbit:
\(\begin{aligned}
& E_3-E_2=13.6 \times 1^2 \times\left(\frac{1}{2^2}-\frac{1}{3^2}\right) \\
& =13.6 \times \frac{5}{36} e V
\end{aligned}\)
Taking the ratio, we get :
\(\frac{E_2-E_1}{E_3-E_2}=\frac{13.6 \times \frac{3}{4}}{13.6 \times \frac{5}{36}}=\frac{27}{5}\)

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