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If a Hydrogen Atom Originally in a State with Principal

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If a hydrogen atom originally in a state with principal quantum number n is excited to state n' = 2n, then


A) its radius will quadruple and the binding energy will double.
B) its radius will quadruple and the binding energy will be reduced by a factor of four.
C) its radius and binding energy will quadruple.
D) its radius and binding energy will double.
E) its radius will double and the binding energy will quadruple.

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