Question 14 Marks
When the electron orbiting in hydrogen atom in its ground state moves to the third excited state, show how the de Broglie wavelength associated with it would be affected.
Answer
View full question & answer→de Broglie wavelength $\lambda = \frac{\text{h}}{\text{mv}}$
$\therefore \lambda \propto\frac{1}{v} ; \text{v} \propto\frac{1}{\text{n}}$
$\therefore \lambda\propto\text{n}$
$\therefore$ ?? Broglie wavelength will increase
Alternate Answer
As $2\pi\text{r}_{n} = \text{n}\lambda ; \lambda = \frac{2\pi\text{r}_{n}}{\text{n}}(\lambda\propto\frac{\text{r}_{n}}{\text{n}})$
$\text{r}_{n}\propto\text{n}^{2}$
$\therefore \lambda\propto\frac{\text{n}^{2}}{\text{n}}\Rightarrow\lambda\propto\text{n}$
$\therefore$ ?? Broglie wavelength will increase.
$\therefore \lambda \propto\frac{1}{v} ; \text{v} \propto\frac{1}{\text{n}}$
$\therefore \lambda\propto\text{n}$
$\therefore$ ?? Broglie wavelength will increase
Alternate Answer
As $2\pi\text{r}_{n} = \text{n}\lambda ; \lambda = \frac{2\pi\text{r}_{n}}{\text{n}}(\lambda\propto\frac{\text{r}_{n}}{\text{n}})$
$\text{r}_{n}\propto\text{n}^{2}$
$\therefore \lambda\propto\frac{\text{n}^{2}}{\text{n}}\Rightarrow\lambda\propto\text{n}$
$\therefore$ ?? Broglie wavelength will increase.




