3. A hydrogen discharge tube is operated at about 300 K in the laboratory. Compute the ratio of the probability for spontaneous emission to the probability for stimulated emission of the first Balmer line (the transition from the n = 3 state to the n = 2 state of the hydrogen atom).

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**Problem 3:**

A hydrogen discharge tube is operated at about 300 K in the laboratory. Compute the ratio of the probability for spontaneous emission to the probability for stimulated emission of the first Balmer line (the transition from the \( n = 3 \) state to the \( n = 2 \) state of the hydrogen atom).
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 3:** A hydrogen discharge tube is operated at about 300 K in the laboratory. Compute the ratio of the probability for spontaneous emission to the probability for stimulated emission of the first Balmer line (the transition from the \( n = 3 \) state to the \( n = 2 \) state of the hydrogen atom).
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