If kinetic energy of electron is double then its radius becomes?

1 Answer
Aug 11, 2018

1/sqrt(2) times

Explanation:

For,an electron moving round the nucleus in its orbit,its angular momentum is conserved.

That is, mvr=C (where, m is the mass,v is the velocity and r is the radius , C is a constant)

Now,mass of electron being constant we can say, r prop 1/v

Now,kinetic energy of an electron can be written as K=1/2 mv^2

So, K prop v^2

so,if kinetic energy is doubled,its velocity will become sqrt(2) times than the initial.

So,its radius being inversely proportional to its velocity in an orbit,it will be 1/sqrt(2) times the initial value!