For the ground-state orbit of hydrogen

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane

Problem

For the ground-state orbit of hydrogen, the electron experiences a centripetal acceleration. Calculate this centripetal acceleration given that the orbital radius is 5.29×10−11 m5.29\times10^{-11}\,\text{m} and the electron speed is 2.19×106 m s−12.19\times10^{6}\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}.

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