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roshan2004
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How can I calculate the potential energy of the electron when we bring it from the infinity to the distance r?
roshan2004 said:So we have to take the integral from infinity to "r" of what?
In the Bohr model, the potential energy of an electron is calculated using the equation E = -13.6/n^2, where n is the principal quantum number. This equation takes into account the distance of the electron from the nucleus and the attractive force between them.
The negative sign in the potential energy equation for the Bohr model indicates that the potential energy of the electron is lower when it is closer to the nucleus. This makes intuitive sense, as the electron is more stable and less likely to move away from the nucleus when it is closer to it.
In the Bohr model, the potential energy of an electron decreases as it moves to lower energy levels. This is because as the electron moves closer to the nucleus, the attractive force between them increases, resulting in a lower potential energy.
According to the Bohr model, the potential energy of an electron can never be zero. This is because the electron is always attracted to the positively charged nucleus, and therefore will always have some amount of potential energy.
The potential energy of an electron in the Bohr model is quantized because the electron can only occupy specific energy levels, which are represented by the principal quantum number, n. This is in accordance with the quantization of energy in quantum mechanics.