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The energy of hydrogen atom in nth orbit is EnE_n, then the energy in nth orbit of single ionised helium atom will be
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Correct option: A
4En4 E_n
Option A (4En4 E_n) is correct because the energy of an electron in the nth orbit is proportional to Z2Z^2, where Z is the atomic number. For Helium, Z=2, so the energy is 4 times that of Hydrogen.

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