The ratio of the radius of the first Bohr orbit to that of the second Bohr orbit of the orbital electron is

The ratio of the radius of the first Bohr orbit to that of the second Bohr orbit of the orbital electron is
  1. $4: 1$
  2. $2: 1$
  3. $1: 4$
  4. $1: 2$

Solution

Radius of $\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}$ Bohr orbit, $\mathrm{r}_{\mathrm{n}}=\mathrm{n}^2 \mathrm{r}_0$ Ratio of first Bohr orbit to second Bohr orbit, $\begin{aligned} & \frac{\mathrm{r}_1}{\mathrm{r}_2}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2 \times \frac{\mathrm{r}_0}{\mathrm{r}_0} \\ & \therefore \quad \frac{r_1}{r_2}=\frac{1}{4} \end{aligned}$ *

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