JEE MAIN - Physics (2024 - 4th April Evening Shift - No. 10)
According to Bohr's theory, the moment of momentum of an electron revolving in $$4^{\text {th }}$$ orbit of hydrogen atom is:
$$2 \frac{h}{\pi}$$
$$\frac{h}{2 \pi}$$
$$\frac{h}{\pi}$$
$$8 \frac{h}{\pi}$$
Explanation
According to Bohr's theory, one of the postulates specifies that the angular momentum of an electron in orbit around a nucleus is quantized. This quantization can be expressed by the formula:
$$ L = n\frac{h}{2\pi} $$
Where:
- $L$ is the angular momentum of the electron,
- $n$ is the principal quantum number (or the orbit number in simpler terms), which can take positive integer values (1, 2, 3, ...),
- $h$ is Planck's constant ($6.62607015 \times 10^{-34} m^2 kg / s$), and
- $\frac{h}{2\pi}$ is often denoted as $\hbar$ (h-bar), known as the reduced Planck's constant.
For an electron in the 4th orbit ($n = 4$) of a hydrogen atom, we substitute $n = 4$ into the equation:
$$ L = 4\frac{h}{2\pi} $$
Therefore, the moment of momentum (or angular momentum) of an electron in the $4^{\text{th}}$ orbit of a hydrogen atom is:
$$ L = 4\frac{h}{2\pi} = 2\frac{2h}{2\pi} = 2\frac{h}{\pi} $$
Hence, the correct option is:
Option A: $2 \frac{h}{\pi}$
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