6.71 Several excited states of the neon atom are important in the operation of a helium-neon laser. In these excited states, one electron of the neon atom is promoted from the 2p level to a higher energy orbital. An excited neon atom with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 5 s 1 electron configuration can emit a photon with a wavelength of 3391 nm as it makes a transition to a lower energy state with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 4 p 1 electron configuration. Other transitions are also possible. If an excited neon atom with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 p 1 electron configuration makes a transition to a lower energy state with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 p 1 electron configuration, it emits a photon with a wavelength of 632.8 nm. Find the wavelength of the photon that would be emitted in a transition from the 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 4 p 1 electron configuration to the 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 p 1 electron configuration. (It should help if you start by drawing an energy-level diagram.)
6.71 Several excited states of the neon atom are important in the operation of a helium-neon laser. In these excited states, one electron of the neon atom is promoted from the 2p level to a higher energy orbital. An excited neon atom with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 5 s 1 electron configuration can emit a photon with a wavelength of 3391 nm as it makes a transition to a lower energy state with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 4 p 1 electron configuration. Other transitions are also possible. If an excited neon atom with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 p 1 electron configuration makes a transition to a lower energy state with a 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 p 1 electron configuration, it emits a photon with a wavelength of 632.8 nm. Find the wavelength of the photon that would be emitted in a transition from the 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 4 p 1 electron configuration to the 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 5 3 p 1 electron configuration. (It should help if you start by drawing an energy-level diagram.)
6.71 Several excited states of the neon atom are important in the operation of a helium-neon laser. In these excited states, one electron of the neon atom is promoted from the 2p level to a higher energy orbital.
An excited neon atom with a
1
s
2
2
s
2
2
p
5
5
s
1
electron configuration can emit a photon with a wavelength of 3391 nm as it makes a transition to a lower energy state with a
1
s
2
2
s
2
2
p
5
4
p
1
electron configuration. Other transitions are also possible. If an excited neon atom with a
1
s
2
2
s
2
2
p
5
3
p
1
electron configuration makes a transition to a lower energy state with a
1
s
2
2
s
2
2
p
5
3
p
1
electron configuration, it emits a photon with a wavelength of 632.8 nm. Find the wavelength of the photon that would be emitted in a transition from the
1
s
2
2
s
2
2
p
5
4
p
1
electron configuration to the
1
s
2
2
s
2
2
p
5
3
p
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electron configuration. (It should help if you start by drawing an energy-level diagram.)
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