Q.

A Hydrogen atom and a Li++ ion are both in the second excited state. If ℓH and ℓLi are their respective electronic angular momenta, and EH and ELi their respective energies, then                      [2002]

1 ℓH>ℓLi and |EH|>|ELi|  
2 ℓH=ℓLi and |EH|<|ELi|  
3 ℓH=ℓLi and |EH|>|ELi|  
4 ℓH<ℓLi and |EH|<|ELi|  

Ans.

(2)

l=nh2π, |E|∝Z2n2; n=3

⇒  lH=lLi  and  |EH|<|ELi|