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When is hydrogen stable?(a) When the electron jumps to higher energy levels(b) When an electric field is introduced(c) When a magnetic field is introduced(d) When the electron is at its ground stateI got this question in an internship interview.Origin of the question is The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom in chapter Atoms of Physics – Class 12

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The correct option is (d) When the electron is at its ground state

Explanation: The hydrogen atom is stable when the electron rests at the ground level of ENERGY, i.e. when the principal quantum number, n = 1. In other WORDS, when the electron is revolving in the FIRST orbit around the NUCLEUS, the hydrogen atom is stable.



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