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Suppose an electron is in the ground state of hydrogen.
Chapter 31, Problem 68GP(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 68GP
Suppose an electron is in the ground state of hydrogen. (a) What is the highest-energy photon this system can absorb without dissociating the electron from the proton? Explain. (b) What is the lowest-energy photon this system can absorb? Explain.
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QUESTION:
Problem 68GP
Suppose an electron is in the ground state of hydrogen. (a) What is the highest-energy photon this system can absorb without dissociating the electron from the proton? Explain. (b) What is the lowest-energy photon this system can absorb? Explain.
ANSWER:
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Here, we have to calculate the highest and the lowest possible energies as a part of the transition.