Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Chapter 4, Problem 20P

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To determine

The angular momentum for the lowest electron orbit in the hydrogen atom and compare the result with Planck’s constant.

(b)

To determine

Repeat for an electron in the n=2 state of hydrogen.

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An electron is in a hydrogen atom with n = 2 and ℓ = 1. (a) Find all the possible angles between the orbital angular momentum vector and the z-axis. (b) Suppose the atom absorbs a photon and rises from the n = 2 and ℓ = 1 state to the n = 3 state. Using conversation of angular momentum, what are the possible values of the final value of ℓ in the n = 3 state?
(a) How much energy is required to cause an electron in hydrogen to move from the n = 2 state to the n = 5 state? in J(b) Suppose the atom gains this energy through collisions among hydrogen atoms at a high temperature. At what temperature would the average atomic kinetic energy 3/2 * kBT be great enough to excite the electron? Here kB is Boltzmann's constant. in K
(a) How much energy is required to cause an electron in hydrogen to move from the n = 2 state to the n = 5 state?in J(b) Suppose the atom gains this energy through collisions among hydrogen atoms at a high temperature. At what temperature would the average atomic kinetic energy 3/2 * kBT be great enough to excite the electron? Here kB is Boltzmann's constant. in K
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