JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2023 - 6th April Evening Shift - No. 5)
If the radius of the first orbit of hydrogen atom is $$\alpha_{0}$$, then de Broglie's wavelength of electron in $$3^{\text {rd }}$$ orbit is :
$$\frac{\pi \alpha^{3}}{6}$$
$$3\pi\alpha_0$$
$$6\pi\alpha_0$$
$$\frac{\pi \alpha^{3}}{3}$$
Explanation
In Bohr's model, the angular momentum of an electron in an orbit is quantized, which can be represented as:
$$mvr = n \cdot \frac{h}{2\pi}$$
Where:
- (m) is the mass of the electron,
- (v) is the velocity of the electron,
- (r) is the radius of the nth orbit, and
- (n) is the principal quantum number ((n = 1) for the first orbit, (n = 2) for the second orbit, and so on).
The de Broglie wavelength ($\lambda$) is given by:
$$\lambda = \frac{h}{mv}$$
For the nth orbit, the radius (r) is $n^2$ times the radius of the first orbit ($r_0$, or $\alpha_0$ in your notation):
$$r = n^2 \cdot \alpha_0$$
The circumference of the nth orbit is $2\pi r$, which can be written as:
$$2\pi r = n \cdot \lambda$$
Substituting the expression for (r):
$$2\pi \cdot n^2 \cdot \alpha_0 = n \cdot \lambda$$
Solving for $\lambda$ gives:
$$\lambda = 2\pi \cdot n \cdot \alpha_0$$
For the 3rd orbit ((n = 3)), this simplifies to:
$$\lambda = 6\pi \cdot \alpha_0$$
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