Energy Levels in Atoms and Line Spectra
 

Energy Levels in Atoms and Line Spectra problem 4


  • The emission spectrum of atomic hydrogen consists of a number of discrete wavelengths. Explain how this observation leads to an understanding that there are discrete electron energy levels in atoms.


  • Some electron energy levels in atomic hydrogen are illustrated in the figure below.




    The longest wavelength produced as a result of electron transitions between two of the energy levels shown in the figure above is .


    • On the figure above


      • draw, and mark with the letter L, the transition giving rise to the wavelength of ,


      • draw, and mark with the letter S, the transition giving rise to the shortest wavelength.


    • Calculate the wavelength for the transition you have shown in (i) part 2.


  • Photon energies in the visible spectrum vary between approximately and . Determine the energies, in , of photons in the visible spectrum that are produced by transitions between the energy levels shown in the figure above.


 

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