In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, the speed of the electron is approximately 2.32 × 106 m/s.?
Find the central force acting on the electron
as it revolves in a circular orbit of radius
5.25 × 10−11 m.
Answer in units of N.
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The central force acting is the electromagnetic force between the electron and the nucleus, which fortunately is the centripetal force which = mv^2/r = 9.11 x 10^-31 kg*(2.32 x10^6m/s)^2/5.25x10^-11m = 9.34x10^-8 N.