Inquiry into Physics
Inquiry into Physics
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Author: Ostdiek
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Why a hydrogen atom with its electron in the ground state cannot absorb a photon of just any energy when making a transition to the second excited state?

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(Hand by writing ans.)A certain atom has an energy level of 3.50 eV above the ground state. When excited to this state, it remains 4.0µs, on average, before emitting a photon and returning to the ground state. i) What is the energy of the photon? What is the wavelength of the photon? ii) What is the smallest possible uncertainty in the energy of the photon?
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A)Calculate the frequency when an electron drops from n=5 to the n=4 level in a hydrogen atom. Round your answer to 4 significant digits. B)An electron in the hydrogen atom makes a transition from an energy state of principal quantum number ni to the n=2 state. If the photon emitted has a wavelength of 434nm, what is the value of ni? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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