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A hydrogen atom initially in the ground state absorbs a photon which excites it to n = 4 state. The frequency of the photon is
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Options:
  • A 3.1 x 1015 Hz
     
  • B 3.1 × 1014 Hz
  • C 9.7 × 1015 Hz
  • D 9.7 × 1014 Hz
     
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3.1 x 1015 Hz
 
For ground state n1 = 1 to n2 = 4

Energy absorbed by photon, E = E2 - E1

                =+13.61n12-1n22×1.6×10-19 J

                =13.611-142×1.6×10-19

                 = 13.6 × 1.6 × 10 - 19 15 16

                 =  2.4 × 10-19

or                E = hv = 20.4 x 10-19 J

   Frequency v =20.4×10-19h

                 = 20.4 × 10 - 19 6.63 × 10 - 34

                = 3.076 × 1015

                = 3.1 × 1015 Hz

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