Q.
What will be the amount of energy absorbed when an electron jumps from first orbit to second orbits? (If the value of energy in nth orbit of H-atom is expressed as En=−n213.6eV)
Energy of nth orbit of hydrogen atom En=−n213.6eV
The energy absorbed, when an electron jumps from the first energy level (n=1) to second level (n=2) =−13.6×(n121−n221) =−13.6[(1)21−(2)21] =−13.6×43 =−10.2eV