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Date November 2010 Marks available 2 Reference code 10N.3.SL.TZ0.B2
Level Standard level Paper Paper 3 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Calculate Question number B2 Adapted from N/A

Question

This question is about the spectrum of atomic hydrogen.

Calculate the difference in energy in eV between the energy levels in the hydrogen atom that give rise to the red line in the spectrum.

Markscheme

\(E = \left( {\frac{{hc}}{\lambda } = } \right){\text{ }}3.03 \times {10^{ - 19}}{\text{ J}}\);

\( = 1.90{\text{ eV}}\);

Award [2] for bald correct answer.

Examiners report

The calculation in (b) was often correctly done.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics » 7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity
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