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(A) For a hydrogen atom,the total energy $E_n$,potential energy $U_n$,and kinetic energy $K_n$ are given by:$E_n = -13.6 \frac{Z^2}{n^2} 	ext{ eV}$$U

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Its kinetic energy increases and its potential and total energies decrease.

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(A) For a hydrogen atom,the total energy $E_n$,potential energy $U_n$,and kinetic energy $K_n$ are given by:$E_n = -13.6 \frac{Z^2}{n^2} 	ext{ eV}$$U_n = 2E_n = -27.2 \frac{Z^2}{n^2} 	ext{ eV}$$K_n = |E_n| = 13.6 \frac{Z^2}{n^2} 	ext{ eV}$When an electron transitions from an excited state $(n > 1)$ to the ground state $(n = 1)$,the value of $n$ decreases.As $n$ decreases,$K_n$ increases because it is proportional to $1/n^2$.Since $E_n$ and $U_n$ are negative and their magnitudes decrease as $n$ decreases,their values become more negative,meaning they decrease.Therefore,kinetic energy increases,while potential and total energies decrease.

The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from an excited state to the ground state. Which of the following statements is true?

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