Balmer Series Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Balmer Series?
A
Formula to predict the wavelengths of visible emission lines of hydrogen.
2
Q
What is the formula?
A
1/λ = R(1/nf^2 - 1/ni^2)
3
Q
What were limitations of Bohr’s model?
A
- did not account for other elements - only hydrogen
-oversimplified
-uses 1 quantum number to describe the stable orbits
4
Q
Why couldn’t Bohr’s model be useful?
A
Only accounted for the single electron - could not explain the spectra of larger atoms (that made more e)
5
Q
What was the zeeman effect?
A
Basically, where the spectral lines split into finely separated lines, which Bohr did not adjust his model to account for this under an external magnetic field.
