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a certain atom has a green spectrum line of about 540 nm. what is the difference in energy between the two energy levels responsible for producing the line?

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Answer:

[tex]\Delat E=3.7\times 10^{-19}\ J[/tex]

Explanation:

The difference in energy between the two energy levels is given by :

[tex]\Delta E=\dfrac{hc}{\lambda}[/tex]

Where,

h is Planck's constant

c is speed of light

[tex]\lambda[/tex] is wavelength

So,

[tex]\Delta E=\dfrac{6.67\times 10^{-34}\times 3\times 10^8}{540\times 10^{-9}}\\\\\Delta E=3.7\times 10^{-19}\ J[/tex]

So, the energy difference is [tex]3.7\times 10^{-19}\ J[/tex].

Lanuel

The difference in energy between the two energy levels that is responsible for producing the green spectrum line is equal to [tex]3.68 \times 10^{-19}\; Joules[/tex].

Given the following data:

  • Wavelength = 540 nm = [tex]540 \times 10^{-9} meters[/tex]

Speed of light = [tex]3 \times 10^8\;meters[/tex]

Planck constant = [tex]6.626 \times 10^{-34}\;J.s[/tex]

To determine the difference in energy between the two energy levels that is responsible for producing the green spectrum line, we would apply Einstein's equation for photon energy:

Mathematically, Einstein's equation for photon energy is given by the formula:

[tex]\Delta E = hf = h\frac{v}{\lambda}[/tex]

Where:

  • [tex]\Delta E[/tex] is the change in energy.
  • h is Planck constant.
  • f is photon frequency.
  • [tex]\lambda[/tex] is the wavelength.
  • v is the speed of light.

Substituting the given parameters into the formula, we have;

[tex]\Delta E = \frac{6.626 \times 10^{-34} \;\times \;3.0 \times 10^{8}}{540 \times 10^{-9}} \\\\\Delta E = \frac{1.99 \times 10^{-25}}{540 \times 10^{-9}}\\\\\Delta E = 3.68 \times 10^{-19}\; Joules[/tex]

Note: [tex]1 \;nanometer = 1 \times 10^{-9} \;meter[/tex]

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