The ground state energy of a hydrogen atom is $-13.6 \ eV$. The potential energy of the electron in the first excited state of hydrogen is (in $eV$)

  • A
    $-6.8$
  • B
    $-3.4$
  • C
    $-13.6$
  • D
    $-27.2$

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