Atkins' Physical Chemistry
Atkins' Physical Chemistry
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780198769866
Author: ATKINS, P. W. (peter William), De Paula, Julio, Keeler, JAMES
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 17, Problem 17G.1ST
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The primary quantum yield has to be determined from the given data.

Concept introduction:

Primary quantum yield: The number of photo physical or photochemical events that lead to primary products divided by the number of photons absorbed by the molecule in the same interval.

  ϕ=numberofeventsnumberofphotonsabsorbed=NeventsNabs.

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Answer to Problem 17G.1ST

The primary quantum yield was 0.17.

Explanation of Solution

The number of photochemical events is the number of decomposed molecules and is given as follows:

    Nevents=Ndecomposed.

The energy absorbed by the substance is Eabs=fPt, where P is the incident power, t is the time of exposure, and the factor f is the fraction of incident light that is absorbed.

Eabs is related to the number Nabs of absorbed photons through Eabs=Nabshv=Nabshc/λ, where hc/λ is the energy of a single photon of wavelength.

Equating Eabs=fPt and Eabs=Nabs(hcλ) for the absorbed energy is,

  fPt=Nabs(hcλ)Nabs=fPtλhc(1).

Primary quantum yield: ϕ=numberofeventsnumberofphotonsabsorbed=NdecomposedNabs.

Substituting (1) into the above relation,

  ϕ=NdecomposedNabs=NdecomposedhcfPtλ.

Given values:

  Ndecomposed=(0.324×10-3mol)(6.022×1023mol-1)=1.95×1020;P=87.5×103W=87.5×103Js-1;t=38min×60sec=2280sec,λ=320nm=3.20×10-7m,andf=0.35.

By substituting the known values, the primary quantum yield is calculated as follows,

  ϕ=NdecomposedhcfPtλϕ=(1.95×1020)(6.626×1034Js)(3×108ms1)(0.35)(87.5×103Js-1)(2280sec)(3.20×10-7m)=38.8×1062.2×105=17.6×106+5=0.17.

The primary quantum yield was 0.17.

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