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[1] (similar to chapter 29, problem 1a).
Calculate the second longest wavelength in the Balmer
series.
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[2] (similar to chapter 29, problem 5ab).
A hydrogen atom emits light of wavelength 94.96 nm.
Find the values of the quantum number n for the initial
and final states of the atom.
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[3] (similar to chapter 29, problem 7a).
The radius of the hydrogen nucleus is 1.2E-15 m.
Using as the radius of the hydrogen atom the radius of
the first Bohr orbit, calculate the ratio of the atom’s
radius to the nuclear radius;
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[4] (similar to chapter 29, problem 10).
Find the potential energy in MeV of a particle at the
edge of a uranium nucleus of radius 7.4E-15 m.
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[5] (similar to chapter 29, problem 13)
Find the de Broglie wavelength of a baseball of mass
0.15 kg moving at a speed of 40 m/s.
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[6] (similar to chapter 29, problem 15)
The uncertainty in position of an electron is 1E-10 m.
Find the minimum uncertainty in the electron’s
velocity.
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[7] (similar to chapter 29, problem 19)
How many quantum states are possible for an atomic
electron for which n = 5 and m = 0?
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[8] (similar to chapter 29, problem 20)
How many quantum states are possible for an atomic
electron for which n = 5?
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[9] (similar to chapter 29, problem 21)
Find the minimum wavelength produced in an X-ray
tube operating with a potential difference of 40,000 V
across the tube.
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[10] (similar to chapter 29, problem 23)
One of the brightest spectral lines produced by a neon
light has a wavelength of 640 nm. Find the difference in
energy levels of an atomic electron undergoing the transition
necessary to produce this line.
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