What is the energy of an electron in the hydrogen atom determined by?

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Aditya Banerjee.
Nov 10, 2016

The energy of an electron in the hydrogen atom is determined by the Principal shell in which the electron is present.

Explanation:

For Hydrogen atom,
color(blue) (E_n=-(2.18xx10^(-18))/n^2) J/atom. [ nrarrPrincipal shall no.]

So, color(red)(E_nprop1/n^2).

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