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The energy of the photon emitted when a hydrogen atom undergoes a spin flip transition and find number of photons it would take to equal the energy of a single
Answer to Problem 17Q
Solution:
Explanation of Solution
Given data:
The wavelength of
Formula used:
The expression of energy of photons is:
Here,
The value of
Explanation:
The wavelength of photon emitted after spin flip transition of an electron of hydrogen atom is
Write the expression of energy at spin flip transition of photons:
Substitute
Write the expression of energy of
Here,
Substitute
Determine the number of photons undergoing spin flip transition required for the same energy as
Substitute
Conclusion:
Therefore, energy of the photon emitted when a hydrogen atom undergoes a spin flip transition is
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