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In a Bohr's model of an atom, when an electron jumps from n = 1 to n = 3, how much energy will be absorbed?
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Options:
  • A 2.389×10-12 ergs
  • B 0.239×10-10 ergs
  • C 2.15×10-11 ergs
  • D 0.1936×10-10 ergs
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The correct answer is: 0.1936×10-10 ergs
Energy of an atom when n = 1

E1=-1312(1)2=-1312 kJ mol-1

Similarly energy when n=3,E3=-1312(3)2

=-145.7 kJ mol-1

The energy absorbed when an electron jumps from n=1 to n=3

E3-E1=-145.7--1312=1166.3 kJ mol-1

=1166.36.023×1023=193.6×10-23kJ

=193.6×10-20J1 Joule=107 ergs

193.6×10-13ergs=0.1936×10-10ergs

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