Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 28 - Quantum Mechanics of Atoms - General Problems - Page 828: 57

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The Bohr model says that the angular momentum of a H atom in the n=2 state is $L_{Bohr}=2\hbar$. In quantum mechanics, the magnitude of the angular momentum depends only on $\mathcal{l}$. $$L=\sqrt{\mathcal{l}(\mathcal{l}+1)}\hbar$$ The possible values of $\mathcal{l}$ are from 0 to (n-1). There are 2 possible values of $\mathcal{l}$, which are 0 and 1, for n = 2. There are 2 possible values of the angular momentum for n = 2. $$L_{qm}=\sqrt{0(1)}\hbar=0$$ $$L_{qm}=\sqrt{1(2)}\hbar=\sqrt{2}\hbar $$
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