Inquiry into Physics
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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.
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When a fast electron (i.e., one moving at a relativistic speed) passes by a heavy atom, it interacts with the atom's electric field. As a result, the electron's kinetic energy is reduced; the electron slows down. In the meantime, a photon of light is emitted. The kinetic energy lost by the electron equals the energy E� of a photon of radiated light:
Eγ=K−K′��=�−�′,
where K� and K′�′ are the kinetic energies of the electron before and after radiation, respectively.
This kind of radiation is called bremsstrahlung radiation, which in German means "braking radiation" or "deceleration radiation." The highest energy of a radiated photon corresponds to the moment when the electron is completely stopped.
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