Question #137116
Explain how light is emitted when an electron is excited
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2020-10-07T07:32:50-0400

Solution.

When an atom passes from the excited state to the ground state, the electron passes from the (n+1) level to the n-th level. And during this process, energy is released, namely in the form of light.

En=me48h2e02n2En = -\frac{me^4}{8h^2e0^2n^2}

ΔE=me48h2e02(1n221n12)\Delta E = -\frac{me^4}{8h^2e0^2}(\frac{1}{n2^2} -\frac{1}{n1^2})

Answer:

When an atom passes from the excited state to the ground state, the electron passes from the (n+1) level to the n-th level. And during this process, energy is released, namely in the form of light.


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