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In the picture are two diagrams of the first five orbits in the Bohr model labeled A - E. The dot in an orbit is the electron. The nucleus is not shown. Shown is a BEFORE and AFTER state of the atom. An energy level diagram for the Bohr hydrogen atom is shown. Which of these events has occurred in going from the BEFORE to the AFTER state?
a.
a photon of energy 1.51 eV has been absorbed
b.
an electron of energy 1.51 eV has been emitted
c.
a photon of energy 0.97 eV has been emitted
d.
a photon of energy 1.51 eV has been emitted
e.
a photon of energy 0.97 eV has been absorbed
4. a. An electron in a hydrogen atom falls from an initial energy level of n-5 to a final
level of n - 2. Find the energy, frequency, and wavelength of the photon that will be
[For hydrogen: E-13.6 eV/n²]
emitted for this sequence.
b. A photon of energy 2.794 eV is absorbed by a hydrogen atom, causing its electron to
be released with a kinetic energy of 2.250 eV. In what energy level was the electron?
c. Find the wavelength of the matter wave associated with a proton moving at a speed of
350 m/s.
In the picture are two diagrams of the first five orbits in the Bohr model labeled A - E. The dot in an orbit is the electron. The nucleus is not shown. Shown is a BEFORE and AFTER state of the atom. An energy level diagram for the Bohr hydrogen atom is shown. Which of these events has occurred in going from the BEFORE to the AFTER state?
a.
a photon of energy 0.97 eV has been emitted
b.
a photon of energy 1.51 eV has been absorbed
c.
a photon of energy 1.51 eV has been emitted
d.
an electron of energy 1.51 eV has been emitted
e.
a photon of energy 0.97 eV has been absorbed
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