the average life of an excited state of hydrogen atom is of the order of 10^-8 seconds.The number of revolutions made by an electron when it returns from n=2 to n=1 is

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aaronq · Answer

revolutions around what?

e don't really revolve around nuclei

samigupta8 · Answer

of course i know that
i m asking abt what is no. of revoltions when it returns from n=2 to n=1 shell

aaronq · Answer

so revolutions around it's own axis? (i don't even think e spin, assuming it is) how fast is it spinning?

samigupta8 · Answer

of course revolutions are made by and elctron and as far as abt its own axis is concrnd i don't know of dat

aaronq · Answer

so how do we find out how fast the electron is revolving?

samigupta8 · Answer

that can be calculated by speed of electron in nth orbit

aaronq · Answer

so, do that.