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A hydrogen atom is in its first excited state (n = 2). Using the Bohr theory of the atom, calculate the potential energy.

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In this problem, a hydrogen atom is excited to the first excited state, corresponding to n=2n = 2. We use the Bohr model in this problem. For this part, we calculate the electrical potential energy of the atom.

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