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Why is energy of electron in H-atom negative?

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Answered by ramcharan54
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The energy is expressed as a negative number because it takes that much energy to unbind (ionize) the electron from the nucleus. ... For H atom, the energy zero is taken to be fully dissociated p + e. Hence any bound state must have energy < 0 and any scattering state has energy > 0.

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