The Correct Answer is Option (A)
The energy levels of a one-electron ion can be described by the formula:
where is the energy of the nth level, Z is the atomic number
(number of protons), n is the principal quantum number, and is the ground state energy of the hydrogen atom (-13.6
eV).
For the ion, the atomic number Z is 2 (since helium has 2
protons). We are looking for the energy of the first excited state, which corresponds to n =
2.
Plugging
these values into the formula, we get:
So, the energy of the ion in its first excited state is.