12.6 A hydrogen atom initially in the ground level absorbs a photon, which excites it to the n = 4 level. Determine the wavelength and frequency of photon.
Hint: Energy recieved by the hydrogen atom equals to the energy difference between the levels. Step 1: Find the energy of the atom in the ground level.
For ground level, n1=1
Let E1 be the energy of this level.
It is known that E1 is related with n1 as:
E1=−13.6n21eV=−13.612=−13.6eV
Step 2: Find the energy of the atom in the excited level.
The atom is excited to a higher level, n2 = 4.