Q 12.17 Obtain the first Bohr’s radius and the ground state energy of a muonic hydrogen atom [i.e., an atom in which a negatively charged muon () of mass about 207me orbits around a proton].
As per Bohr's quantization postulate
Similarly, like the case in a simple hydrogen atom, the electrostatic force acts centripetally
From the above relations, we can see that in Bohr's model the Radius is inversely proportional to the mass of the orbiting body and Energy is directly proportional to the mass of the orbiting body.
In case of hydrogen, atom r1 is 5.310-11 m
Therefore in case of a muonic hydrogen atom
r1 = 2.5610-13 m
In case of the hydrogen atom, E1 is -13.6 eV
Therefore in case of a muonic hydrogen atom
E1=207(-13.6)
E1=2.81 keV