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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ2.38
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 38 Adapted from N/A

Question

In the Bohr model for hydrogen an electron in the ground state has orbit radius r and speed v. In the first excited state the electron has orbit radius 4r. What is the speed of the electron in the first excited state?

A.  \(\frac{v}{2}\)

B.  \(\frac{v}{4}\)

C.  \(\frac{v}{8}\)

D.  \(\frac{v}{16}\)

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 12: Quantum and nuclear physics » 12.1 – The interaction of matter with radiation
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