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    Spectra and Energy Levels in

    Atoms

    © D Hoult 2011
    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    continuous spectrum
    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    continuous spectrum
    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    continuous spectrum

    Light from gas discharge lamps contains only


    certain wavelengths. Many of the colours of light
    are absent from the spectrum
    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    continuous spectrum

    Light from gas discharge lamps contains only


    certain wavelengths. Many of the colours of light
    are absent from the spectrum

    Spectra like this are called


    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    continuous spectrum

    Light from gas discharge lamps contains only


    certain wavelengths. Many of the colours of light
    are absent from the spectrum

    Spectra like this are called line spectra


    The light from a normal filament lamp gives a
    continuous spectrum

    Light from gas discharge lamps contains only


    certain wavelengths. Many of the colours of light
    are absent from the spectrum

    Spectra like this are called line spectra


    Balmer measured the wavelengths of visible light
    emitted by hydrogen atoms. He found that they
    could be described by the following formula (now
    called the Balmer series)
    Balmer measured the wavelengths of visible light
    emitted by hydrogen atoms. He found that they
    could be described by the following formula (now
    called the Balmer series)

    1  1 1
     R 2  2 
     2 n 
    To explain these observations, Bohr made the
    following suggestions:
    To explain these observations, Bohr made the
    following suggestions:

    1. Electrons in atoms can only exist


    To explain these observations, Bohr made the
    following suggestions:

    1. Electrons in atoms can only exist with certain


    “allowed” energies
    To explain these observations, Bohr made the
    following suggestions:

    1. Electrons in atoms can only exist with certain


    “allowed” energies
    2. An electron can be excited from one energy
    level to another by
    To explain these observations, Bohr made the
    following suggestions:

    1. Electrons in atoms can only exist with certain


    “allowed” energies
    2. An electron can be excited from one energy
    level to another by a collision with another
    particle or by
    To explain these observations, Bohr made the
    following suggestions:

    1. Electrons in atoms can only exist with certain


    “allowed” energies
    2. An electron can be excited from one energy
    level to another by a collision with another
    particle or by absorbing a quantum of electro-
    magnetic radiation
    3. When an electron falls from one energy level to
    a lower level,
    3. When an electron falls from one energy level to
    a lower level, it emits one quantum of electro-
    magnetic radiation
    3. When an electron falls from one energy level to
    a lower level, it emits one quantum of electro-
    magnetic radiation

    4. The energy possessed by the quantum is equal


    to
    3. When an electron falls from one energy level to
    a lower level, it emits one quantum of electro-
    magnetic radiation

    4. The energy possessed by the quantum is equal


    to the difference between the initial and final
    energy levels of the electron
    The lowest energy is called the
    The lowest energy is called the “ground state”
    Energy level diagrams
    quanta in the UV region of the spectrum
    quanta in the UV region of the spectrum

    1 1 1
     R 2  2 
     1 n 
    quanta in the UV region of the spectrum

    1 1 1
     R 2  2 
     1 n 
    the Lyman series
    quanta in the IR region of the spectrum
    quanta in the IR region of the spectrum

    1  1 1
     R 2  2 
     3 n 
    quanta in the IR region of the spectrum

    1  1 1
     R 2  2 
     3 n 
    the Paschen series

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