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What are the frequency and wavelength of a photon emitted during a transition from n = 5 state to the n = 2 state in the hydrogen atom ?

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4.35×1016 Hz, 691 nm
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6.91×1014 Hz, 434 nm
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4.35×1015 Hz, 450 nm
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6.91×1013 Hz, 400 nm
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Solution

The correct option is B 6.91×1014 Hz, 434 nm
Since ni=5 and nf=2, this transition gives rise to a spectral line in the visible region of the Balmer series. From equation.
ΔE=2.18×1018J[152122]
=4.58×1019J
Negative sign implies that it is an emission energy.
The frequency of the photon (taking energy in terms of magnitude) is given by
v=ΔEh
=4.58×1019J6.626×1034Js
6.91×1014 Hz
The wavelength of photon emitted (λ)=cv
=3.0×108 ms16.91×1014Hz
=4.34×107m or 434 nm

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