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A hydrogen atom initially in the ground level absorbs a photon, which excites it to the n = 4 level. Determine the wavelength and frequency of photon.

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Class 12 Physics
CBSE and UP Board
Atoms
Chapter-12 Exercise 12.6
NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics Chapter 12 Question-6

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  1. For ground level, n₁ = 1

    Let E₁be the energy of this level. It is known that E₁ is related with m as:

    E₁ =-13.6/n²₁ eV

    = -13.6 /1² = -13.6 eV

    The atom is excited to a higher level, n2 = 4. Let E2 be the energy of this level.
    The amount of energy absorbed by the photon is given as:
    Therefore E2 =-13.6/n²2 eV 
                              =-13.6/4² = -13.6 /16 eV

    The amount of energy absorbed by the photon is given as :

    E = E2-E1

    = -13.6 /16 -(-13.6 ) 

    = 13.6 x 15/16  eV

    = 13.6 x 15/16 x 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ = 2.04 x 10⁻¹⁸ J

    For a photon of wavelength λ, the expression of energy is written as:

    E = hc/λ

    Where,

    h = Planck’s constant = 6.6 x 10⁻34 Js and c = Speed of light = 3 x 10⁸ m/s.

    Therefore , λ = hc/E = (6.6 x 10⁻34) x (3 x 10⁸ ) /(2.04 x 10⁻¹⁸ )

    = 9.7 x 10⁻⁸ m = 97nm

    And, frequency of a photon is given by the relation,

    ν =c/ λ  = (3 x 10⁸)/(9.7 x 10⁻⁸)  ≈ 3.1 x 10¹⁵ Hz

    Hence, the wavelength of the photon is 97 nm while the frequency is 3.1 x 10¹⁵ Hz.

     

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