A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 10.2 eV of energy. What is...
Increase in angular momentum = h /2π.
h /2π = 6.6 × 10−34 /2 × 3.14
h /2π = 1.05 × 10-34 Js.
A hydrogen atom in its ground state absorbs 10.2 eV of energy. What is...
To find the change in orbital angular momentum, we can use the formula:
ΔL = ℏ * Δn
where ΔL is the change in orbital angular momentum, ℏ is the reduced Planck's constant (ℏ = h/2π), and Δn is the change in the principal quantum number.
First, let's convert the energy absorbed from eV to Joules. We know that 1 eV is equal to 1.602 x 10^-19 Joules.
So, the energy absorbed is 10.2 eV * (1.602 x 10^-19 J/eV) = 1.6344 x 10^-18 J.
Next, we can use the formula for the energy of a hydrogen atom in its ground state:
E = -13.6 eV / n^2
where E is the energy, n is the principal quantum number, and -13.6 eV is the ionization energy of a hydrogen atom.
We can rearrange this equation to solve for n:
n = sqrt(-13.6 eV / E)
Plugging in the values, we get:
n = sqrt(-13.6 eV / 1.6344 x 10^-18 J) ≈ sqrt(-8.33 x 10^-6)
Since the principal quantum number must be positive, we can ignore the negative square root.
Therefore, n ≈ sqrt(8.33 x 10^-6) ≈ 0.00288
We can now calculate the change in orbital angular momentum:
ΔL = ℏ * Δn = (h/2π) * (n - n_initial)
where n_initial is the initial principal quantum number, which is 1 for the ground state.
Plugging in the values, we get:
ΔL ≈ (6.63 x 10^-34 J*s / (2π)) * (0.00288 - 1)
ΔL ≈ (6.63 x 10^-34 J*s / (2π)) * (-0.99712)
ΔL ≈ -1.04 x 10^-34 J*s
Since angular momentum is a vector quantity, the negative sign indicates a change in direction rather than a decrease in magnitude.
Therefore, the change in orbital angular momentum is approximately -1.04 x 10^-34 J*s.