Energy levels of allowed orbits in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom. The energy levels are depicted as constrained in a potential well established by the positive charge of the proton in the nucleus of the hydrogen atom. The energy levels En are given by E0/n2 with E0=13.58 eV which represents the ionization energy required for complete removal of the electron from the level, n = 1.
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