Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1215: 19

Answer

$E_2 = 109~eV$

Work Step by Step

If the electron can absorb at the wavelength $\lambda_c$ or less, then the energy associated with the wavelength $\lambda_c$ will give the electron enough energy to reach a total of $450.0~eV$ We can find the energy associated with $\lambda_c = 2.9108~nm$: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda_c}$ $E = \frac{(4.136\times 10^{-15}~eV~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{2.9108\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = 426.3~eV$ We can find the energy when the electron is in the ground state: $E_1 = 450.0~eV-426.3~eV = 23.7~eV$ When the electron in the ground state absorbs at the longest wavelength, the electron jumps from $n=1$ to $n=2$ We can find the energy associated with $\lambda_a = 14.588~nm$: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda_a}$ $E = \frac{(4.136\times 10^{-15}~eV~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{14.588\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = 85.06~eV$ We can find the energy in the first excited state where $n=2$: $E_2 = E_1+85.06~eV$ $E_2 = 23.7~eV+85.06~eV$ $E_2 = 109~eV$
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