alleryThe total energy of an electron in a Bohr orbit equals:
Aits kinetic energy
Bnegative of its kinetic energy
Chalf of its potential energy
Dits potential energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. negative of its kinetic energy
E_total = −K (and K = −U/2 by the virial theorem).
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