Relative dating can only determine the sequential order of events, not the exact date which something occurred. It is useful for being able to determine a timeline of events in an exact point, but won't give a full picture of events in the past nor account for the age of material.

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3 years ago

Calculate the wavelength, in nanometers, of the spectral line produced when an electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes the transit

Lapatulllka [165]

Answer: The wavelength of spectral line is 656 nm

Explanation:

To calculate the wavelength of light, we use Rydberg's Equation:

$\frac{1}{\lambda}=R_H\left(\frac{1}{n_f^2}-\frac{1}{n_i^2} \right )$

Where,

$\lambda$ = Wavelength of radiation

$R_H$ = Rydberg's Constant = $1.097\times 10^7m^{-1}$

$n_f$ = Final energy level = 2

$n_i$ = Initial energy level = 3

Putting the values in above equation, we get:

$\frac{1}{\lambda }=1.097\times 10^7m^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2^2}-\frac{1}{3^2} \right )\\\\\lambda =\frac{1}{1.524\times 10^6m^{-1}}=6.56\times 10^{-7}m$

Converting this into nanometers, we use the conversion factor:

$1m=10^9nm$

So, $6.56\times 10^{-7}m\times (\frac{10^9nm}{1m})=656nm$

Hence, the wavelength of spectral line is 656 nm

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3 years ago

Why are hydrogen bonds so essential to the structure of dna?

Lelu [443]

Hydrogen bonds hold the paired nitrogenous bases together. Because hydrogen bonds are weak bonds, the two strands of DNA are easily separated a characteristic that is important to DNA's function.Hydrogen bonds form between adenine and thymine and between cytosine and guanine.

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3 years ago