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 1153: 29

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ The author asks us to use Table 38.2 to calculate the de Broglie wavelength of the electron in the $n = 1, 2,$ and $3$ states of the hydrogen atom. Recalling that $$\lambda_n=\dfrac{h}{mv_n}$$ Hence, $$\lambda_1=\dfrac{h}{mv_1}=\dfrac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})}{(9.11\times 10^{-31})(2.19\times 10^6)}=\color{red}{\bf 0.332 }\;\rm nm$$ $$\lambda_2=\dfrac{h}{mv_2}=\dfrac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})}{(9.11\times 10^{-31})(1.09\times 10^6)}=\color{red}{\bf 0.668}\;\rm nm$$ $$\lambda_3=\dfrac{h}{mv_3}=\dfrac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})}{(9.11\times 10^{-31})(0.73\times 10^6)}=\color{red}{\bf 0.997}\;\rm nm$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ Recalling that the circumference of the orbit is given by $$S_n=2\pi r_n$$ For $n=1$, $$S_1=2\pi r_1=2\pi (0.053)=\color{blue}{\bf 0.333}\;\rm nm$$ which is the same length of $\boxed{S_1=\lambda_1}$ For $n=2$, $$S_2=2\pi r_2=2\pi (0.212)=\color{blue}{\bf 1.33}\;\rm nm$$ which is twice the length of $\boxed{S_2=2\lambda_2}$ For $n=3$, $$S_3=2\pi r_3=2\pi (0.476)=\color{blue}{\bf 2.99}\;\rm nm$$ which is triple the length of $\boxed{S_3=3\lambda_23}$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [c]}$$ For $n=3$, See the figure below.
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