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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: STRUCTURE OF ATOM

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When an electron of charge e and mass m moves with velocity u about the nuclear charge Ze in the circular orbit of radius r, the potential energy of the electron is given by:
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Correct option: B
−Ze2/r- Z{e^2}/r
Option B (−Ze2/r- Z{e^2}/r) is correct because the potential energy between two charges is negative when they have opposite signs, and is inversely proportional to the distance between them.

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