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Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

A monochromatic light is incident on a hydrogen sample in ground state. Hydrogen atoms absorb a fraction of light and subsequently emit radiation of six different wavelengths. The frequency of incident light is x×1015 Hzx \times 10^{15}\text{ Hz}. The value of xx is ____________.

(Given h =4.25×10−15 eV s= 4.25 \times 10^{-15}\text{ eV s})

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Answer: 3

  1. Six wavelengths: n(n−1)2=6⇒n=4\frac{n(n-1)}{2} = 6 \Rightarrow n = 4.
  2. Absorbed energy =13.6(1−116)=12.75= 13.6\left(1 - \frac{1}{16}\right) = 12.75 eV
  3. ν=Eh=12.754.25×10−15=3×1015\nu = \frac{E}{h} = \frac{12.75}{4.25 \times 10^{-15}} = 3 \times 10^{15} Hz
  4. So x=3x = 3.
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