Practice - Key Concepts and Plain-Language Formulas
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Practice Questions
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What is Planck's constant?
💡 Hint: Look for a relationship involving energy and frequency.
State the Rydberg formula.
💡 Hint: Think about transitions between energy levels.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the formula for calculating the energy levels of electrons in hydrogen?
💡 Hint: Consider the terms for energy and their relationship to atomic structure.
True or False: The energy of a photon is inversely proportional to its wavelength.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between energy, frequency, and wavelength.
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Challenge Problems
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Using the Rydberg formula, calculate the wavelength of light emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom transitions from n=5 to n=3. Use R_H = 1.0968 x 10^7/m.
💡 Hint: Make sure to calculate the transition values before plugging them into the formula.
Explain how the calculated energy level changes with an increase in the atomic number Z for hydrogen-like atoms. Illustrate this with the energy equation.
💡 Hint: Focus on how increased nuclear charge affects electron binding energy.
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