Energy and Momentum of a Photon
 

Energy and Momentum of a Photon problem 11


An electron with a kinetic energy of 17.5 eV collides with a stationary hydrogen atom. The ground state energy of an electron of a hydrogen atom is . After the collision, the atom is still stationary, and the electron still has 4.75 eV of kinetic energy. In what excited state is the hydrogen atom after the collision?


 

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