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A beam of monochromatic light is used to excite the electron in Li++ from the first orbit to the third orbit. The wavelength of monochromatic light is found to be x×10-10 m. The value of x is _____ .

[Given hc=1242 eV nm]

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The correct answer is: 114

Energy released in the transition will be,

ΔE=13.6×Z2112-132  =13.6×32×89 eV=108.8 eV

Now energy of photon can be written as,

hcλ=108.8 eV λ=12400108.8 Ao114 Ao

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