alleryThe de Broglie wavelength of an electron in the n = 1 Bohr orbit of hydrogen equals the:
Aorbital radius
Btwice the circumference
Chalf the circumference
Dcircumference of the orbit
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. circumference of the orbit
2πr = nλ; for n = 1, λ equals the circumference.
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