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Other / Mixed: Atoms & Bohr Links

In a Frank-Hertz experiment, an electron of energy 5.6 eV passes through mercury vapour and emerges with an energy 0.7 eV. The minimum wavelength of photons emitted by mercury atoms is close to:

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Answer: (b)

  1. Energy given to a mercury atom =5.6−0.7=4.9 eV= 5.6 - 0.7 = 4.9\text{ eV}.
  2. The atom emits this as a photon: λ=12404.9 nm\lambda = \frac{1240}{4.9}\text{ nm}
  3. λ≈253 nm≈250 nm\lambda \approx 253\text{ nm} \approx 250\text{ nm}
  4. So the answer is (b) 250 nm.
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