Assuming the atom is in the ground state, the expression for the magnetic field at a point nucleus in…

Assuming the atom is in the ground state, the expression for the magnetic field at a point nucleus in hydrogen atom due to circular motion of electron is $\left[\begin{array}{l}\mu_0 \rightarrow \text { permeability of free space, } m \rightarrow \text { mass of electron } \\ \varepsilon_0 \rightarrow \text { permittivity of free space, } h \rightarrow \text { Planck's constant }\end{array}\right]$
  1. $\frac{\mu_0 e^3 \pi m^2}{8 \varepsilon_0^2 h^4}$
  2. $\frac{\mu_0 e^2 \pi m^4}{6 \varepsilon_0^3 h^4}$
  3. $\frac{\mu_0 e^7 \pi m^2}{8 \varepsilon_0^3 h^5}$
  4. $\frac{\mu_0 e^3 \pi m^3}{6 \varepsilon_0^3 h^3}$

Solution

To keep the electron in its orbit, the centripetal force on the electron must be equal to the electrostatic force of attraction, \(\frac{m v^2}{r}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{e^2}{r^2} \quad---(1)\) According to Bohr's angular momentum quantization condition: $\Rightarrow \pi r m e^2=\varepsilon_0 h^2$ $r=\frac{\varepsilon_0 h^2}{\pi m e^2} \quad---(3)$ From (ii) and (iii), we have $v=\frac{h \pi m e^2}{2 \pi m \varepsilon_0 h^2}=\frac{e^2}{2 \varepsilon_0 h}$ The magnetic field at the center of the circular loop is given by, $B=\frac{\mu_0 I}{2 r}$ where, current $I=\frac{\mathrm{q}}{\mathrm{T}}$ and time $T=\frac{2 \pi r}{v}$ $\therefore I=\frac{e v}{2 \pi r}$ \(\Rightarrow B=\frac{\mu_0 ev}{4 \pi r^2} \quad---(4)\) Using, equations (2), (3) and (4) we have, $B=\frac{\mu_0 e^7 \pi m^2}{8 \varepsilon_0^3 h^5}$

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