Consider an atom having four distinct energy levels. If an electron is able to make transitions between any two levels, how many
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Energy levels are the electron shells where electrons are found at a fixed distance from the nucleus of the atom. The atom could emit 6 different wavelengths.
<h3>What is wavelength?</h3>
A wavelength is a distance between the adjacent crests in wave signals propagated in a system. Wavelength is in inverse relation to the frequency of the wave.
When an electron jumps from energy level 1 to 2, 1 to 3, and 1 to 4 one wavelength each is present. Hence, making the total wavelength to be 3, in transition from the first energy level.
Similarly, from energy levels, 2 to 3 and 2 to 4, a total of 2 wavelengths, and from energy levels 3 to 4 one wavelength is produced.
So the total different wavelengths of the radiation that can be emitted will be 3 + 2 + 1 = 6.
Therefore, 6 different wavelengths of radiation will be emitted by the atom.
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<u>Explanation:</u>
Enthalpy change is defined as the difference in enthalpies of all the product and the reactants each multiplied with their respective number of moles. The equation used to calculate enthalpy change is of a reaction is:
For the given chemical reaction:
The equation for the enthalpy change of the above reaction is:
We are given:
Putting values in above equation, we get:
Hence, the for HCN (g) in the reaction is 135.1 kJ/mol.