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

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Chapter 40 - One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics - Exercises and Problems - Page 1213: 15

Answer

${\bf 200 }\; \rm {nm}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $$ E_n = \left(n - \frac{1}{2}\right)\hbar \omega_e\tag {where $n=1,2,3,...$}$$ So, the energy of the photon absorbed in the $1\rightarrow2$ quantum jump is $$E_2 - E_1 = \left(2 - \frac{1}{2}\right)\hbar \omega_e - \left(1 - \frac{1}{2}\right)\hbar \omega_e $$ $$ E_2 - E_1 =\hbar \omega_e = \frac{hc}{\lambda_{2\rightarrow 1}} \tag 1$$ And hence, $$E_3 - E_1 = \left(3 - \frac{1}{2}\right)\hbar \omega_e - \left(1 - \frac{1}{2}\right)\hbar \omega_e $$ $$E_3 - E_1= 2\hbar \omega_e = \frac{hc}{\lambda_{3\rightarrow 1}}\tag 2 $$ From (1) and (2), we can see that $$ \lambda_{31} = \frac{\lambda_{21}}{2} = \frac{400 \; \rm {nm}}{2} $$ $$ \lambda_{31} =\color{red}{\bf 200 }\; \rm {nm}$$
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