2. Question 2: a. In your schematic of the hydrogen atom, draw the transition of the electron from the n=1 level to the n=2 level. Label whether the electron gains or loses energy in this transition? 1 b. Find the energy difference between the n=1 level and the n=2 level. Relate this value back to Q1 to make sense of whether the n=1 level or the n=2 level is the lowest energy state. 1/3

2. Question 2: a. In your schematic of the hydrogen atom, draw the transition of the electron from the n=1 level to the n=2 level. Label whether the electron gains or loses energy in this transition? 1 b. Find the energy difference between the n=1 level and the n=2 level. Relate this value back to Q1 to make sense of whether the n=1 level or the n=2 level is the lowest energy state. 1/3

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter29: Atomic Physics

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