Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1216: 33c

Answer

The wavelength of the photon is $~~103~eV$

Work Step by Step

We can find the energy when $n=3$: $E_3 = -\frac{13.60~eV}{3^2} = -1.511~eV$ We can find the energy when $n=1$: $E_1 = -\frac{13.60~eV}{1^2} = -13.60~eV$ We can find the energy difference: $E_3-E_1 = (-1.511~eV)-(-13.60~eV) = 12.1~eV$ The energy of the photon that is emitted is $~~12.1~eV$ We can find the wavelength associated with this energy: $\lambda = \frac{hc}{E}$ $\lambda = \frac{(4.136\times 10^{-15}~eV~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{12.1~eV}$ $\lambda = 103\times 10^{-9}~m$ $\lambda = 103~nm$ The wavelength of the photon is $~~103~eV$
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