Ask Question
18 September, 09:06

The brightest emission line in the line spectrum of potassium is at 535 nm. what is the energy of the photon emitted?

+4
Answers (1)
  1. 18 September, 09:21
    0
    We can use the plack equation for this, E = hv, where E is energy, h is the plack constant (6.626*10⁻³⁴ J*s) and v is the frequency. We were given a wavelength, which we'll call λ, where we can use v = c/λ (c is the speed of light = 3*10⁸ m/s) to plug into the plack equation. Doing so, we get E = hc/λ, where we can plug in numbers (remember 1 nm = 10⁻⁹ m) so E = (6.626*10⁻³⁴ J*s) * (3*10⁸ m/s) / (535 * 10⁻⁹ m) = 3.72 * 10⁻¹⁹ J and that's the energy of our photon emission
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍 “The brightest emission line in the line spectrum of potassium is at 535 nm. what is the energy of the photon emitted? ...” in 📗 Physics if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers