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The transition from the n = 7 to the n = 2 level of the hydrogen atom is accompanied by...

The transition from the n = 7 to the n = 2 level of the hydrogen atom is accompanied by the emission of radiation slightly beyond the range of human perception, in the ultraviolet region. Determine the energy and wavelength.

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Solution 1

Since spectral line in the ultraviolet region of spectrum and \(n_{h}=7\)

$$ \begin{aligned} &E=R_{H}\left(\frac{1}{2^{2}}-\frac{1}{n_{h}^{2}}\right) \\ &\text { where } R_{H}=1.097 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m}^{-1} \\ &=2.179 \times 10^{-18} J \end{aligned} $$

when \(n_{h}=7\).

$$ \begin{aligned} &E=2.179 \times 10^{-18} J\left(\frac{1}{2^{2}}-\frac{1}{7^{2}}\right) \\ &E=2.179 \times 10^{-18} J \times \frac{45}{196} \\ &E=5.003 \times 10^{-19} J \end{aligned} $$

\(\because \lambda=\frac{h c}{E}\)

\(\lambda=\frac{6.626 \times 10^{-34} J_{S} \times 2.998 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}}{5.003 \times 10^{-19} J}\)

\(\lambda=3.971 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~m}\)

\(=3.971 \times 10^{-7} \mathscr{h}\left(\frac{1 \mathrm{~nm}}{10^{-9}{\mathrm{~m}}}\right)\)

\(=397.1 \mathrm{~nm}\)

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