A Hydrogen-like atom has atomic number π. Photons emitted in the electronic transitions from level π = 4 to level π = 3 in these atoms are used to perform photoelectric effect experiment on a target metal. The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons generated is 1. 95 eV. If the photoelectric threshold wavelength for the target metal is 310 nm, the value of π is _______. [Given: βπ = 1240 eV-nm and π βπ = 13.6 eV, where π is the Rydberg constant, β is the Planck’s constant and π is the speed of light in vacuum]
To determine the atomic number
of the hydrogen-like atom, we'll follow these steps:
Calculate the energy of the emitted photon:
The energy difference between two levels and in a hydrogen-like atom is given by:
where .
For the transition from to :
Relate the photon energy to the photoelectric effect:
The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons is given by:
where is the work function of the metal.
The work function can be calculated from the threshold wavelength :
Given :
Solve for :
From the energy of the photon:
Final Answer:
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