Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 31 - Atomic Physics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1112: 12

Answer

$B\lt C \lt A$

Work Step by Step

We know that Bohr radius is proportional to $\frac{n^2}{Z}$. For atom (A) $\frac{n^2}{Z}=\frac{2^2}{1}=4$ For atom (B) $\frac{n^2}{Z}=\frac{1^2}{2}=\frac{1}{2}$ For atom (C) $\frac{n^2}{Z}=\frac{3^2}{3}=3$ Thus, the order of increasing Bohr radius is $B\lt C \lt A$
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