If an electron is moving in the $n^{\text{th}}$ orbit of the hydrogen atom,then its velocity $(v_n)$ for the $n^{\text{th}}$ orbit is given as:

  • A
    $v_n \propto n$
  • B
    $v_n \propto \frac{1}{n}$
  • C
    $v_n \propto n^2$
  • D
    $v_n \propto \frac{1}{n^2}$

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