Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 41, Problem 5P

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To determine

The energy of the photon absorbed by a hydrogen atom which cause an electronic transition from n=2 to n=5.

(b)

To determine

The energy of the photon absorbed by a hydrogen atom which cause an electronic transition from n=4 to n=6.

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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?
What is the energy of the photon that, when absorbed by a hydrogen atom, could cause an electronic transition from the n = 2 state to the n = 5 state? Answer in units of eV. What energy could cause an electronic transition from the n = 5 state to the n = 8 state? Answer in units of eV.
The electron in a hydrogen atom with anenergy of -0.544 eV is in a subshell with 18 states. (a) What is theprincipal quantum number, n, for this atom? (b) What is the maximum possible orbital angular momentum this atom can have?(c) Is the number of states in the subshell with the next lowestvalue of / equal to 16, 14, or 12? Explain.
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