An atom of argon is moving in a container with a speed of 309.9 m/s. Determine its wavelength (in units of nm). Your answer must be in units of nanometers.

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An atom of argon is moving in a container with a speed of 309.9 m/s. Determine its wavelength (in units of nm).
Your answer must be in units of nanometers.
molar mass atomic argon = 39.948 g/mol
C = v)
E = hv
E=-(R/n?)
X= (h/mu)
AE = –RH [(1/n) – (1/n;²)]
(1/A) = (Rµ/hc) [(1/n) – (1/n,?)]
%3D
%3D
c = 2.9979 x 10³ m·s-1
h = 6.6260x 10 34 j.s
%3D
RH
= 2.1798 x 1018 J
1 pm = 1x 10-12 m
1 nm = 1x 10-9m
%3D
1 Å = 1x 10-10 m
%3D
NA = 6.0221 x 1023/ mol
%3D
Transcribed Image Text:An atom of argon is moving in a container with a speed of 309.9 m/s. Determine its wavelength (in units of nm). Your answer must be in units of nanometers. molar mass atomic argon = 39.948 g/mol C = v) E = hv E=-(R/n?) X= (h/mu) AE = –RH [(1/n) – (1/n;²)] (1/A) = (Rµ/hc) [(1/n) – (1/n,?)] %3D %3D c = 2.9979 x 10³ m·s-1 h = 6.6260x 10 34 j.s %3D RH = 2.1798 x 1018 J 1 pm = 1x 10-12 m 1 nm = 1x 10-9m %3D 1 Å = 1x 10-10 m %3D NA = 6.0221 x 1023/ mol %3D
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