Hydrogen Atom
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Hydrogen Atom
is the change in energy of a hydrogen atom positive or negative when it absorbs a photon?
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Re: Hydrogen Atom
I believe that the energy is positive since when a Hydrogen atom absorbs a photon, its electron achieves a higher energy state.
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Re: Hydrogen Atom
Another way to think about it is that when an atom absorbs a photon, the change in energy is positive because the electron absorbs the energy that the photon was carrying. This causes it to become excited to a higher energy state.
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Re: Hydrogen Atom
When a hydrogen absorbs, the energy is positive because it is adding it to the molecule, requiring energy.
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Re: Hydrogen Atom
When it absorbs a hydrogen atom, then it absorbs energy so the energy change is positive meaning it gained energy.
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