An electron is in an infinite square well of width 2.0 nm. What is the wavelength of the emitted photon in nanometers as the electron transitions from the n=8 to the n=4 state? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19J). Please give your answer with no decimal places.

An electron is in an infinite square well of width 2.0 nm. What is the wavelength of the emitted photon in nanometers as the electron transitions from the n=8 to the n=4 state? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19J). Please give your answer with no decimal places.

Modern Physics

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Chapter4: The Particle Nature Of Matter

Section4.3: The Bohr Atom

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