Which level of the single ionized carbon has the same energy as the ground state energy of hydrogen atom?

Which level of the single ionized carbon has the same energy as the ground state energy of hydrogen atom?
  1. 1
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 8

Solution

Energy of H -atom is E=-13.6Z2/n2 for H-atom Z=1 and for ground state, n=1

E=-13.6×1212=-13.6 eV

Now for carbon atom (single ionised), Z=6

E=-13.6Z2n2=-13.6 (given)

n2=62n=6

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (17 Mar Shift 1)

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