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Name |
Balmer Series |
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Equation |
v
=
R
B
(
1
m
2
-
1
n
2
)
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Definition of terms |
v = frequency, RB = empirical constant, m and n are integers representing the energy levels between which the electron moves |
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Comments |
In atomic physics, the equation governing the emitted frequencies of photons falling from the energy level n to the energy level m is as above. The Balmer series consists of the spectrum of electrons falling to the m = 2 energy level. The constant RB is empirically determined and different for each atom.
It is named after Johann Jakob Balmer (1825 - 1898), a Swiss mathematician and schoolteacher. |
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References
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An Introduction to Quantum Physics , A P French, E F Taylor, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1978 |
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