MHT CET 2026 Physics question

When the electron orbiting in hydrogen atom in its ground state moves to the third excited state, the de-Broglie wavelength associated with it

(A)will decrease
(B)will increaseCorrect
(C)will remain same
(D)will be zero

Answer: (B)

Solution

The third excited state is (ground state , first excited , second excited , third excited ). In Bohr's model and , so the de-Broglie wavelength (equivalently with $

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