A ground state hydrogen atom absorbs a photon of light having a wavelength of 92.05 nm.92.05 nm. It then gives off a photon having a wavelength of 1736 nm.1736 nm. What is the final state of the hydrogen atom? Values for physical constants can be found in the Chempendix below.

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A ground state hydrogen atom absorbs a photon of light having a wavelength of 92.05 nm.92.05 nm. It then gives off a photon having a wavelength of 1736 nm.1736 nm. What is the final state of the hydrogen atom? Values for physical constants can be found in the Chempendix below.

Quantity SymbolValue speed of light in a vacuum c2.99792458×10 8   m/s (exact)
Planck's constant h  6.62606957×10 –34 J·s
universal gas constant R  0.082057 L·atm/(mol·K) 8.3145 J/(mol·K)
8.3145 m 3 ·Pa/(mol·K)
8.3145 L·kPa/(mol·K)
0.083145 L·bar/(mol·K)
62.364 L·Torr/(mol·K)

the Avogadro constant N A6.02214129×10 23 formula units/mol
mass of an electron m e 9.10938291×10 –28 g 5.4858×10 –4 amu

mass of a proton m p 1.672621777×10 −24 g 1.007276467 amu
mass of a neutron m n1.674927351×10 −24 g 1.008664916 amu
charge on an electron e–1.602176565×10 –19C

Boltzmann constant k 1.3806488×10 –23 J/K

Faraday constant F  96485 C/mol of electrons
Rydberg constant R H1.097373×10 7 m –1 2.179872×10 –18 J
 3.289842×10 15  s –1

Electric constant  ε 0   8.854187817×10 –12  F/m 8.854187817×10  12  C 2 /(J·m)

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