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The Electron in a Hydrogen Atom Is Infinitely Distant at Zero

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The electron in a hydrogen atom is infinitely distant at zero potential energy and is at an average radius of ao = 0.0529 nm when bound by 13.6 eV.A barely bound H atom may have an average radius as large as a bacterium,R = 14 μm.What is the nearest principal quantum number in this state?


A) 514
B) 51
C) 16
D) 264,650

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