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An excited H atom emits light with a frequency of 1.141 x 1014 s-1 to reach the n = 4 energylevel. ?

An excited H atom emits light with a frequency of 1.141 x 1014 s-1 to reach the n = 4 energy

level. In what principle quantum number did the electron originally reside? [given E = -2.178 x

10-18 J (Z2/n2) and h = 6.626 X 10-34 J s]

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  • 1 decade ago
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    |delta-E| = hf = 7.5603E-20 J

    E2 = 1/N1^2 - |delta-E|/E(ground) = 2.7817E-02 J

    N2 = sqrt(1/E2) = 5.9957 ~ 6 (answer)

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