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Chapter 7 Problem 7.142

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For hydrogenlike ions, that is, ions containing only one electron, Equation (7.5) is modified as follows: En 5 2RHZ2 (1yn2 ), where Z is the atomic number of the parent atom. The figure here represents the emission spectrum of such a hydrogenlike ion in the gas phase. All the lines result from the electronic transitions from the excited states to the n 5 2 state. (a) What electronic transitions correspond to lines B and C? (b) If the wavelength of line C is 27.1 nm, calculate the wavelengths of lines A and B. (c) Calculate the energy needed to remove the electron from the ion in the n 5 4 state. (d) What is the physical significance of the continuum? C B A Continuum

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Title Chemistry 12 
Author Raymond Chang; Kenneth Goldsby
ISBN 9780078021510

Answer: For hydrogenlike ions, that is, ions containing

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