One of the visible lines in the hydrogen emission spectrum

Carina Valenzuela

Carina Valenzuela

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2022-05-14

One of the visible lines in the hydrogen emission spectrum corresponds to the n = 6 to n = 2 electronic transition. What color light is this transition ?

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agentbangsterfhes2

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Step 1
One of the visible lines in the hydrogen emission
Trnsition is from n=6 to n=2
Step 2
n f = 2 , n i = 6 E = 2.178 × 10 18 [ 1 n f i n a l 2 1 n i n i t i a l 2 ] = 2.178 × 10 18 [ 1 2 2 1 6 2 ] E = 4.856 × 10 19   J
Wavelength - energy relation is
E = h c λ ,   λ = h c E
Step 3
λ = ( 6.62 × 10 34 ) ( 3 × 10 8 ) 4.856 × 10 19 × 100   c m 1   m λ = 4.093 × 10 5   c m
This wavelength corresponds to violet colour

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