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Sunny_sXe [5.5K]
3 years ago
15

. A bright violet line occurs at 435.8 nm in the emission spectrum of mercury vapor. What amount of energy, in joules, must be r

eleased by an electron in a mercury atom to produce a photon of this light?
Chemistry
1 answer:
Tom [10]3 years ago
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Answer :  The energy released by an electron in a mercury atom to produce a photon of this light must be, 4.56\times 10^{-19}J

Explanation : Given,

Wavelength = 435.8nm=435.8\times 10^{-9}m

conversion used : 1nm=10^{-9}m

Formula used :

E=h\times \nu

As, \nu=\frac{c}{\lambda}

So, E=h\times \frac{c}{\lambda}

where,

\nu = frequency

h = Planck's constant = 6.626\times 10^{-34}Js

\lambda = wavelength = 435.8\times 10^{-9}m

c = speed of light = 3\times 10^8m/s

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

E=(6.626\times 10^{-34}Js)\times \frac{(3\times 10^{8}m/s)}{(435.8\times 10^{-9}m)}

E=4.56\times 10^{-19}J

Therefore, the energy released by an electron in a mercury atom to produce a photon of this light must be, 4.56\times 10^{-19}J

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