College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 27 - Problems - Page 1043: 53

Answer

The difference in energy between two helium levels is $2.11~eV$

Work Step by Step

We can find the energy associated with this wavelength: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $E = \frac{(6.626\times 10^{-34}~J~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{587.6\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = (3.383\times 10^{-19}~J)(\frac{1~eV}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~J})$ $E = 2.11~eV$ The difference in energy between two helium levels is $2.11~eV$.
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