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Which one of the following transitions will result in emission of a photon of the highest energya)2p --1s. b)1s ---2pc) 3p---2s. d)2s---3p

Which one of the following transitions will result in emission of a photon of the highest energya)2p --1s. b)1s ---2pc) 3p---2s. d)2s---3p

Grade:12th pass

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Rituraj Tiwari
askIITians Faculty 1792 Points
3 years ago
Energy of electrons in Hydrogen atom:
n=1:−13.6eV
n=2:−3.4eV
n=3:−1.51eV
n=4:−0.85eV
n=5:−0.54eV
(E2​−E1​)→max
According to Maxwell equation,
E2​−E1​=hv⇒v→max

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