atomic spectra Rydberg
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atomic spectra Rydberg
Do you use the bigger or smaller n energy level value first in the equation v (frequency) = R (1/n^2 - 1/n^2) ??
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Re: atomic spectra Rydberg
You should use the smaller n value as the n1 value and the bigger one as the n2, because the n1 should be the initial state.
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Final state - Initial state
We talked about how this is not always so, but for the most part, this is the correct way of thinking about it.
We talked about how this is not always so, but for the most part, this is the correct way of thinking about it.
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Re: atomic spectra Rydberg
Honestly I never remember which one to use, but how I think of it is whichever order will get you a positive value. And if it's asking for energy of an electron going from a higher level to a lower level, I just get the positive value first then stick the negative sign in front of it, or say "this amount of energy released."
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