Suppose that we do not know quantum mechanics and that the electron of a hydrogen atom behaves like a harmonic oscillator with a certain oscillation frequency f. In this model, an excited electron can therefore emit light and this has the same frequency f as the oscillating motion of the electron.It is observed that the light emitted by such an atom has a frequency of 800 Hz and the oscillating movement of the electron has an amplitude of 0,418 nm.   What is the value of the corresponding spring constant (if the electron were bound to the proton by a spring)

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Suppose that we do not know quantum mechanics and that the electron of a hydrogen atom behaves like a harmonic oscillator with a certain oscillation frequency f. In this model, an excited electron can therefore emit light and this has the same frequency f as the oscillating motion of the electron.It is observed that the light emitted by such an atom has a frequency of 800 Hz and the oscillating movement of the electron has an amplitude of 0,418 nm.

 

What is the value of the corresponding spring constant (if the electron were bound to the proton by a spring)?

 

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