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Radius of the first excited state of Helium ion is given as : $$a_0\rightarrow$$ radius of first stationary state of hydrogen atom.
We need to find the radius of the first excited state of the Helium ion (He⁺).
The radius of the nth orbit for a hydrogen-like atom is:
$$r_n = \frac{n^2 a_0}{Z}$$
Here, $$a_0$$ is the Bohr radius (the radius of the first orbit of hydrogen) and Z is the atomic number.
For He⁺, Z = 2, and the first excited state corresponds to n = 2. Substituting these values gives
$$r = \frac{(2)^2 \times a_0}{2} = \frac{4a_0}{2} = 2a_0$$
The correct answer is Option 2: $$r = 2a_0$$.
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