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Calculate the energy associated with an electron moving from n = 2 to n = 4 level in Hydrogen, and what is the associated wavelength?

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  • 4 years ago
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    En= -ER/(n^2)

    delta E=E2-E1= -ER/(n2^2)-( -ER/(n1^2))

    n=number of energy level

    En=electron energy in energy level number n

    ER=rydberg energy constant=13.6 eV

    1eV=1.6*10^( -19) jouls

    delta E=( -13.6/16)-( -13.6/4)=2.55eV

    =4.08*10^( -19) j

    1/wave length=RH*(1/n1^2-1/n2^2)

    RH=rydberg constant=0.0109

    1/wave length=0.0109*(1/4-1/16)--------->wave length=500 nm

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