As the electron in a Bohr orbit of a Hydrogen atom transitions from state $n = 2$ to $n = 1$,how do the kinetic energy $K$ and potential energy $U$ change?

  • A
    $K$ becomes $4$ times,$U$ becomes $4$ times
  • B
    $K$ becomes $2$ times,$U$ becomes $4$ times
  • C
    $K$ becomes $4$ times,$U$ becomes $2$ times
  • D
    $K$ becomes $8$ times,$U$ becomes $4$ times

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$A$ free hydrogen atom after absorbing a photon of wavelength $\lambda_{a}$ gets excited from the state $n=1$ to the state $n=4$. Immediately after that,the electron jumps to $n=m$ state by emitting a photon of wavelength $\lambda_{e}$. Let the change in momentum of the atom due to the absorption and the emission be $\Delta p_{a}$ and $\Delta p_{e}$,respectively. If $\lambda_{a} / \lambda_{e} = 1/5$,which of the following options is/are correct?
[Use $hc = 1242 \text{ eV nm}$; $1 \text{ nm} = 10^{-9} \text{ m}$,$h$ and $c$ are Planck's constant and speed of light,respectively]
$(1)$ $\lambda_{e} = 418 \text{ nm}$
$(2)$ The ratio of kinetic energy of the electron in the state $n=m$ to the state $n=1$ is $1/4$
$(3)$ $m=2$
$(4)$ $\Delta p_{a} / \Delta p_{e} = 1/2$

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