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Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

An electron of stationary Hydrogen atom passes from fifth energy level to ground level. The velocity that the atom acquired as a result of photo emission is

( m=m = mass of electron, R=R = Rydberg's constant)

( h=h = Planck's constant)

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Answer: (a)

  1. Momentum conservation: mv=hλmv = \frac{h}{\lambda}, where mm is the mass of the recoiling atom.
  2. 1λ=R(1−125)=24R25\frac{1}{\lambda} = R\left(1 - \frac{1}{25}\right) = \frac{24R}{25}
  3. v=24Rh25mv = \frac{24Rh}{25m}
  4. So the answer is (a).
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