The Energy of the Ground State in the Bohr Model

question 26

Multiple Choice

The energy of the ground state in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV.In a transition from the n = 2 state to the n = 4 state,a photon of energy

• A) 3.40 eV is emitted.
• B) 3.40 eV is absorbed.
• C) 2.55 eV is emitted.
• D) 2.55 eV is absorbed.
• E) 0.85 eV is absorbed.

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