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The energy of the photon when a hydrogen atom undergoes a spin-flip transition, and the number of protons that would be required to match the energy of a singlethe
Answer to Problem 17Q
The energy of the photon emitted after the snip flip transition of the hydrogen atom is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The wavelength of the photon is,
The value of the plank’s constant is,
The wavelength of the photon after an hydrogen atom undergoes the snip flip transition is,
Formula used:
The expression for the energy at the spin flip of transition of the photon is given by,
The expression for the energy of
The number of photons undergoing snip flip transition required for the same energy as
Calculation:
The expression for the energy at the spin flip of transition of the photon is calculated as,
The expression for the energy of
The number of photons undergoing snip flip transition required for the same energy as
Conclusion:
The energy of the photon emitted after the snip flip transition of the hydrogen atom is
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