Calculate the wavelength of the em wave required to ionize a hydrogen atom (i.e., remove the electron in the ground state so that H-atom becomes H+ion). Determine the frequency of this em wave. In which region of the electromagnetic spectrum does this em wave lie?
Calculate the wavelength of the em wave required to ionize a hydrogen atom (i.e., remove the electron in the ground state so that H-atom becomes H+ion). Determine the frequency of this em wave. In which region of the
Principle quantum number for hydrogen atom is one. When hydrogen atom goes under ionization, the electron in it's orbit goes to higher orbits and it becomes H+ ion. To calculate wavelength of em wave required to remove the electron from hydrogen atom is calculated by Rydberg's equation:-
Here, electron is remove from first orbit, hence n1=1 and it goes to higher orbit n2=.
Thus, the Rydberg's equation for wavelength becomes
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