Energy and Momentum of a Photon
 

Energy and Momentum of a Photon problem 10


An unexcited hydrogen atom with a kinetic energy of 15 eV collides with a stationary hydrogen atom in the ground state. The collision of the atoms is inelastic and after the collision, the stationary hydrogen atom jumps into the first excited state and is still stationary. Calculate the kinetic energy of the first atom after the collision.


The ground state energy of a hydrogen atom is .


 

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