Week 11 Bohr Atom & Spectral Lines Flashcards
what can we say about a particle if it is trapped in some region by a potential
the wavelength of the particle will be quantised
what happens to an electron in an atom that moves down an energy level
It emits a photon of discrete energy equal to the energy difference between the original and new energy level
what happens to an electron in an atom that moves up in energy level
it absorbs a photon of discrete energy equal to the energy difference between the original and new energy level
what happens to photons that don’t have any exact energy required for change in energy level
they don’t interact with the system
what does the Hydrogen emission spectrum refer to
the wavelength of the electrons that are changing energy levels
what is the Bohr energy equation
E = -13.6eV / n^2
why is 13.6eV an important value
It is the ionisation energy of a H atom so the min energy required to move an electron from ground energy state to infinite energy state
