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The minimum orbital angular momentum to the electron in a hydrogen atom is

According to Bohr's quantization rule, orbital angular momentum


(L) of an electron is given by,



Now here, n=1,2,3… and h is the Planck’s Constant. Note that the minimum value of n is 1.


Thus, the minimum orbital angular momentum is


Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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