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

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Chapter 38 - Quantization - Exercises and Problems - Page 1154: 66

Answer

${\bf 4.16}\;\rm eV$

Work Step by Step

We know that the minimum energy required to ionize a hydrogen atom is $$\Delta E_{\rm atom}=13.6 \;\rm eV$$ Now we need to find the energy of the light photon $$ E_{\rm photon}=\dfrac{hc}{e\lambda}=\dfrac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})(3\times 10^8)}{(1.6\times 10^{-19})(70\times 10^{-9})}=\bf 17.76\;\rm eV$$ Now, we can determine the kinetic energy of the freed electron by subtracting the ionization energy of the atom from the total energy of the photon. $$K=E_{\rm photon}-\Delta E_{\rm atom}=17.76-13.6$$ $$K=\color{red}{\bf 4.16}\;\rm eV$$
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