An excited state electron in He+ first emits a photon with wavelength 25.629 nm when it relaxes to the ground state. The electron subsequently absorbs a second photon with frequency 1.316x1016 Hz which is exactly enough energy to ionize the atom. a) What is the energy of an electron in the 1s orbital of He+?
Atomic Structure
The basic structure of an atom is defined as the component-level of atomic structure of an atom. Precisely speaking an atom consists of three major subatomic particles which are protons, neutrons, and electrons. Many theories have been stated for explaining the structure of an atom.
Shape of the D Orbital
Shapes of orbitals are an approximate representation of boundaries in space for finding electrons occupied in that respective orbital. D orbitals are known to have a clover leaf shape or dumbbell inside where electrons can be found.
For the one electron system He+, the energies of the orbitals depend only on the value of the principle quantum
number n (as is the case in hydrogen) such that we can say ?! = ? Å~ "
!! where ? is a negative constant unique to He+
(? = −2.18 Å~ 10#"$ ? for H). An excited state electron in He+ first emits a photon with wavelength 25.629 nm when it
relaxes to the ground state. The electron subsequently absorbs a second photon with frequency 1.316x1016 Hz which is
exactly enough energy to ionize the atom.
a) What is the energy of an electron in the 1s orbital of He+?
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