Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-090-8

Chapter 38 - Quantization - Exercises and Problems - Page 1152: 24

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We draw the atom’s energy levels diagram as shown below. $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ Now we need to find the wavelengths that appear in the atom’s emission spectrum. Recalling that $$E=\dfrac{hc}{\lambda} $$ Hence, $$\lambda=\dfrac{hc}{E} \tag 1$$ And we have here 3 levels of energy emitted, see the figure below: $\bullet$ $E_{2\rightarrow 1}=4-0=\bf 4\;\rm eV$ $\bullet$ $E_{3\rightarrow 1}=6-0=\bf6\;\rm eV$ $\bullet$ $E_{3\rightarrow 2}=6-4=\bf2\;\rm eV$ Plug these into (1) to find the emitted wavelengths. $$\lambda_{2\rightarrow 1}=\dfrac{hc}{E_{2\rightarrow 1}} =\dfrac{(4.14\times 10^{-15})(3\times 10^8)}{(4)}=\color{red}{\bf 311}\;\rm nm$$ $$\lambda_{3\rightarrow 1}=\dfrac{hc}{E_{3\rightarrow 1}} =\dfrac{(4.14\times 10^{-15})(3\times 10^8)}{(6)}=\color{red}{\bf 207}\;\rm nm$$ $$\lambda_{3\rightarrow 2}=\dfrac{hc}{E_{3\rightarrow 2}} =\dfrac{(4.14\times 10^{-15})(3\times 10^8)}{(2)}=\color{red}{\bf 621}\;\rm nm$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [c]}$$ Now we need to find the wavelengths that appear in the atom’s absorption spectrum. And we have here 2 levels of energy absorption: $\bullet$ $E_{1\rightarrow 2}=4-0=\bf 4\;\rm eV$ $\bullet$ $E_{1\rightarrow 3}=6-0=\bf6\;\rm eV$ Plug these into (1) to find the absorption wavelengths. $$\lambda_{1\rightarrow 2}=\dfrac{hc}{E_{1\rightarrow 2}} =\dfrac{(4.14\times 10^{-15})(3\times 10^8)}{(4)}=\color{red}{\bf 311}\;\rm nm$$ $$\lambda_{1\rightarrow 3}=\dfrac{hc}{E_{1\rightarrow 3}} =\dfrac{(4.14\times 10^{-15})(3\times 10^8)}{(6)}=\color{red}{\bf 207}\;\rm nm$$
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