Find the wavelength of the photon emitted during the transition from the second excited state to the ground state in a harmonic oscillator with a classical frequency of:________



Answer :

A classical frequency of in a harmonic oscillator is(f)= 6.15×10¹⁴ Hz

The wavelength of the photon ([tex]\lambda[/tex])= 488 nm.

How to calculate the values of the frequency and the wavelength?

To calculate the values of the frequency and the wavelength we are using the formula is,

f= [tex]\frac{E}{h}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda = \frac{c}{f}[/tex]

Here we are given,

E= energy of photon.

f= classical frequency of in a harmonic oscillator.

[tex]\lambda[/tex] = The wavelength of the photon.

To calculate the energy we are using a formula,

E = 13.6× [tex](\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2} } -\frac{1}{n_{1}^{2} })[/tex]

n₂= the second excited state = 4

n₁= the ground state = 2

Now we put the values in the equation we get,

E= 13.6× [tex](\frac{1}{4^{2} } -\frac{1}{2^{2} })[/tex]

Or, E= 2.55 eV

h= Planck constant.

= 6.627 ×10³⁴ J.S

c= Speed of light.

=3×10⁸ m/s

Now we put the known values to deduce the frequency,

f=  [tex]\frac{E}{h}[/tex]

Or, f= [tex]\frac{2.55\times 1.6\times 10^{-19}}{6.627\times 10{-34}}[/tex]

Or, f= 6.15×10¹⁴ Hz

Now from the above calculation we can say that, The frequency of the a harmonic oscillator is(f)= 6.15×10¹⁴ Hz

Now we put the values in the above equation and deduce the wavelength,

[tex]\lambda = \frac{c}{f}[/tex]

Or, [tex]\lambda = \frac{3\times 10^8}{6.15\times 10^{14}}[/tex]

Or,[tex]\lambda[/tex]= 4.88×10⁻⁷ m= 488nm.

From the above calculation we can conclude that, The wavelength of the photon is ([tex]\lambda[/tex])= 488 nm.

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