A small particle of mass m moves in such a way that its potential energy 
where 
is constant and r is the distance of the particle from origin. Assuming Bohr's quantization of momentum and circular orbit, the radius of n th orbit will be proportional to
A
B
C
n 2
D
n
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A
The data given is
From Bohr's quantization,
…(i)
In an orbit the value of the kinetic energy is half of the potential energy,
Substituting the value of equation (i) in the kinetic energy,
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