Q. Ionisation energy of $He^{+}$ is 19.6$\times 10^{- 18}J\ atom^{- 1}$. The energy of the first stationary state ($n = 1$) of $Li^{2 +}$ is

A) $4.41 \times 10^{- 16}J\ atom^{- 1}$
B) $- 4.41 \times 10^{- 17}J\ {atom}^{- 1}$
C) $- 2.2 \times 10^{- 15}J\ {atom}^{- 1}$
D) $8.82 \times 10^{- 17}J\ {atom}^{- 1}$
Explanation

(b)
IE=$- E_{1}$
$E_{1}$ for $He^{+} = - 19.6 \times 10^{- 18}J\ atom^{- 1}$
$\frac{\left( E_{1} \right)_{He^{+}}}{\left( E_{1} \right)_{Li^{2} + \ }} = \frac{\left( Z_{He^{+}} \right)^{2}}{\left( Z_{Li^{2 +}} \right)^{2}}$
$\frac{- 19.6 \times 10^{- 18}}{\left( E_{1} \right)_{Li^{2 +}}} = \frac{4}{9}$
$or\ \ E_{1}\left( Li^{2 +} \right) = \frac{- 19.6 \times 9 \times 10^{- 18}}{4}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = - 4.41 \times 10^{- 17}J\ atom^{- 1}$

Dr. Abubacker
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