2.3.14 · D1 · Physics › Modern Physics › Hydrogen energy levels Eₙ = −13.6 - n² eV
Hydrogen atom ek aisa single electron hai jo ek single proton ke paas trapped hai, aur woh sirf kuch fixed energy depths par hi baith sakta hai — kabhi in ke beech mein nahi. Yeh poora topic un depths ko likhne aur formula mein har letter ko samajhne ke baare mein hai, isliye koi bhi formula chhune se pehle hum har symbol ko ek picture ki tarah dekhenge.
Yeh page yeh assume karta hai ki aap kuch nahi jaante . Hum har woh symbol, term, aur idea ikathe karte hain jis par parent note Hydrogen energy levels depend karta hai, aur har ek ko ek picture se build karte hain. Upar se neeche padho — har block sirf wahi cheezein use karta hai jo uske upar define ki gayi hain. Hum famous energy formula tab tak nahi likhenge jab tak humne usmein har letter earn nahi kar liya (woh §7 mein hoga).
Definition Proton aur electron
Hydrogen atom sabse simple atom hai: ek proton (bhaari, positive) centre mein bilkul still baitha hua, aur ek electron (halka, negative) uske around chakkar lagata hua. Opposite charges attract karte hain, isliye electron hold hota hai — jaise ek chhoti pathar ko dhaghe par ghuma rahe ho, bas "dhagha" ek invisible electric pull hai.
Figure 1 — Hydrogen atom. Electron proton ke around chakkar lagata hai; dono ke beech ki pull hi poori kahani hai.
Figure 1 dekhein: coral dot proton hai, lavender dot electron hai jo circular path par hai. Is topic mein sab kuch is baare mein hai ki woh electron kitna tightly held hai aur kaunse circles par travel karne ki use permission hai.
Definition Elementary charge
e
e ek proton (ya ek electron) par charge ki size hai. Yeh nature ka ek fixed number hai: e = 1.6 × 1 0 − 19 coulombs. Proton + e carry karta hai, electron − e carry karta hai.
Picture: Figure 1 mein + e aur − e tags wale do labelled dots, ek attraction ka arrow dono ko ek saath kheenchta hua.
Yeh topic iske liye kyun zaroori hai: proton aur electron ke beech pull ki strength e par depend karti hai, aur wahi pull puri wajah hai ki electron trapped hai.
r
r proton se electron tak ki doori hai — electron ke circle ki radius.
Picture: Figure 1 mein centre dot se electron tak seedha arrow.
Kyun: do charges ke beech pull kamzor hoti jaati hai jab woh door jaate hain, isliye hume us separation ka ek symbol chahiye pehle se, taaki hum pull likh sakein. Baad mein hum allowed radii ko r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , … se label karenge.
Definition Coulomb's constant
4 π ε 0 1
Yeh ugly-dikhne wala factor sirf ek conversion number hai jo "do charges ek doori par" ko "kitne newtons ki pull" mein badalta hai. Yahaan ε 0 (bolo "epsilon-nought") permittivity of free space hai, ek constant jo describe karta hai ki empty space electric force ko kaise transmit karta hai.
Picture: ise attraction arrow par ek "exchange rate" knob ki tarah socho.
Kyun: Coulomb's law — charges ke beech force — yeh factor carry karta hai, aur yeh final energy constant tak survive karta hai.
F
F ek dhakke ya kheench ki strength hai, newtons mein measure hoti hai. Yahaan F woh electric pull hai jo proton electron par exert karta hai.
Picture: Figure 1 mein attraction arrow ki lambai — zyada lamba arrow, zyada bada F .
Kyun: pull ka naam chahiye pehle, tabhi hum use equation mein daal sakte hain.
v
v electron apne circle ke along kitni tezi se move karta hai (metres per second).
Picture: Figure 1 mein orbit ke saath chalti mint tangent arrow, woh direction dikhati hai jismein electron travel karta hai.
Kyun: ek moving electron mein kinetic energy hoti hai, aur uski speed force balance ke through r se tied hoti hai.
m
m electron mein kitna matter hai : m = 9.11 × 1 0 − 31 kg. Yeh motion mein changes ko resist karta hai.
Kyun: kisi path ko circle mein modna karne ke liye mass ko inward continuously kheenchna padta hai — bhaari mass ya tez speed ke liye zyada strong inward pull chahiye.
Recall A small honesty note: reduced mass
Hum proton ko bilkul fixed treat karte hain aur electron mass m use karte hain. Sach mein proton bhaari hai par infinitely bhaari nahi, isliye dono particles apne shared centre ke baare mein thoda hiltey hain. Iska exact fix yeh hai ki m ki jagah reduced mass μ = m + M m M use karein, jahan M proton mass hai. Kyunki M ≈ 1836 m , μ sirf m se lagbhag 0.05% chhota hai — itna ki 13.6 eV ko fourth digit mein shift kar de, par jo kuch hum yahaan karte hain usmein dikh nahi sakta. Apne saare kaam ke liye m rakhein; bas yeh jaano ki μ precise version hai.
Definition Centripetal force
Koi bhi object jo circle mein ja raha hai use continuously centre ki taraf kheencha ja raha hai; us inward pull ke bina woh seedhi line mein ud jaata. Woh required inward pull centripetal force hai, aur radius r par speed v se chalte mass m ke liye yeh r m v 2 ke barabar hai. Dekho Centripetal force .
Picture: electron se proton ki taraf seedha point karta arrow — wahi direction jismein Coulomb pull point karti hai.
Figure 2 — Do forces, ek direction. Electric pull aur centripetal need dono inward point karte hain, isliye hum unhe equal set karte hain.
Intuition Kyun do forces secretly ek hain
Figure 2 mein, Coulomb pull (jo nature supply karta hai) aur centripetal force (jo ek circle demand karta hai) ek hi taraf point karte hain — inward. Derivation ka Step 1 simply unhe equal set karta hai: electric pull exactly woh pull hai jo electron ko circle karte rakhne ke liye chahiye. Woh akeli equality poori derivation launch karti hai.
Definition Kinetic energy (KE)
Motion ki energy : KE = 2 1 m v 2 . Hamesha positive — jo bhi chal raha hai usmein kuch KE hai.
Picture: apni tangent speed-arrow ke saath chalte electron; tez arrow = bada KE.
Definition Potential energy (PE)
Position ki stored energy . Electron–proton pull ke liye hum PE = − 4 π ε 0 1 r e 2 set karte hain. Yeh negative hai aur hum choose karte hain PE = 0 jab electron infinitely door ho.
Picture: ek hill/well diagram — electron well ke andar neeche baitha hai, isliye uski energy "door wali" ground level se neeche hai.
Figure 3 — Energy well. Zero energy rim hai (electron escape hua); koi bhi bound electron uske neeche baitha hai, isliye uski total energy negative hai.
E
Electron ki total energy uski motion energy plus position energy hai: E = KE + PE . Yeh woh single number hai jo batata hai "kitna tightly bound hai." Baad mein, jab hum ise n se labelled allowed orbits tak restrict karte hain, hum ise E n likhenge (padho "E -sub-n ", orbit number n ki total energy).
Intuition Kyun negative energy hi poora point hai
Figure 3 mein well dekho. "Zero" rim hai (electron escape hua). Well ke andar kuch bhi zero se neeche hai, isliye negative hai. Kyunki deep negative PE positive KE se jeet jaati hai, total E negative aata hai — woh sign jo kehta hai "trapped." Woh negative sign exactly isliye hai ki final formula mein minus sign aayega. Dekho Ionization energy .
Definition Principal quantum number
n
n ek counting number 1 , 2 , 3 , … hai jo allowed circles (aur unki energies) ko label karta hai. n = 1 sabse andar, sabse deep hai; bada n = bada, kamzor orbit.
Picture: shelves ki ek ladder — shelf 1 sabse neeche, shelves top ke paas ikathhe hote jaate hain.
Kyun: atom ki badi surprise yeh hai ki n sirf ek whole number ho sakta hai — koi n = 1.5 nahi. Isi wajah se energy levels discrete hote hain, aur isliye total energy ko E n label milta hai. Dekho Quantum numbers .
Definition Planck's constant
h aur ℏ
h nature ka sabse chhota quantum of action hai, h = 6.63 × 1 0 − 34 J·s. Hum aksar ℏ = h /2 π ("h-bar") use karte hain, bas h ko 2 π se divide kiya.
Picture: woh tiny fixed "step size" jismein angular momentum aane ke liye majboor hai.
Kyun: Bohr model of the atom postulate karta hai ki electron ki angular momentum m v r n ℏ ke barabar honi chahiye — in steps ka ek whole number. Woh rule hi hai jo n ko integer hone par majboor karta hai.
Ab hamare paas do ready-made facts hain. Rule A (§3 se force balance): Coulomb pull centripetal need ke barabar hai,
4 π ε 0 1 r 2 e 2 = r m v 2 .
Rule B (§5 se quantization): m v r = n ℏ .
a 0
a 0 hydrogen mein sabse chhote allowed orbit ki radius (n = 1 ) hai: a 0 = 0.529 A ˚ = 0.529 × 1 0 − 10 m. Har allowed radius iska whole-number-squared multiple hai.
Picture: Figure 1 mein sabse tight lavender circle — sabse andar ki shelf.
Ab hum finally total energy E (§4 se) ko ek allowed orbit r n (§6 se) par assemble karte hain. Yeh woh step hai jise parent note derivation ka dil kehta hai, isliye hum har line chalte hain.
n matlab badi energy, toh multiply karo."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: bade numbers bade lagte hain. Catch yeh hai: bada n = baahir = kamzor binding = energy zero ke paas. n 2 se divide karne par depth shrink hoti hai. Fix: yeh − 13.6/ n 2 hai, kabhi − 13.6 × n 2 nahi.
Definition Speed of light
c
c light kitni tezi se empty space mein travel karti hai : c = 3.0 × 1 0 8 m/s, har colour ke liye same aur nature mein sabse tez speed.
Picture: ek wave-packet ek fixed pace par page ke across racing karta hua.
Kyun: light ka koi bhi packet ek energy carry karta hai jo c ke through uske wavelength se tied hai, isliye hum emitted light ke colour ki baat kiye bina c ke baare mein nahi bol sakte.
Definition Energy difference
Δ E
Δ E (bolo "delta-E") ka matlab hai do energies ke beech ek badlaav ya antar . Yahaan yeh ek starting level aur ek finishing level ke beech ka gap hai, Δ E = E n i − E n f .
Picture: ladder par do shelves ke beech vertical height.
Kyun: ek photon do levels ke antar se paida hota hai, kisi ek level se akele nahi.
Definition Photon, wavelength
λ , aur uski energy
Photon light ka ek packet hai. Uska wavelength λ (bolo "lambda") us light ki ek ripple ki lambai hai — chhota λ = blue/UV, lamba λ = red. Photon ki energy E photon = h f = λ h c hai, jahan f frequency hai aur c (thoda upar se) light ki speed hai.
Picture: ek chhota wave-packet jo electron ke shelf drop karne par atom se nikalta hai.
Kyun: jab electron shelves ke beech jump karta hai, antar Δ E exactly ek photon ban jaata hai — yeh Hydrogen spectral series aur E = hf = hc/λ ka bridge hai.
Flow chhota aur ek-direction ka hai. Ise ek chain ki tarah padho, har link upar build hua:
forces: Coulomb + centripetal
radius r sub n = a0 n squared
quantization m v r = n h bar
energies: KE plus PE gives E
formula E sub n = minus 13.6 over n squared eV
photons: delta E becomes h c over lambda
Forces aur quantization milkar allowed radius fix karte hain; us radius par evaluate ki gayi energy bookkeeping (KE + PE) energy formula deti hai; aur un energies ke differences atom se photons ke roop mein nikalte hain.
Cover the right side and test yourself — if any line stumps you, reread its section above.
Atom mein proton kya contribute karta hai? Centre par ek fixed positive charge + e jo electron ko andar kheenchta hai.
e kya hai?Elementary charge, 1.6 × 1 0 − 19 C, proton (+ ) aur electron (− ) dwara carry kiya jaata hai.
Factor 4 π ε 0 1 kis kaam ka hai? Woh constant jo Coulomb's law mein charges aur distance ko force mein convert karta hai.
r yahaan kya matlab hai?Electron ki circular orbit ki radius (proton-to-electron distance).
F kya hai?Newtons mein force — yahaan proton ka electron par electric pull, Coulomb's law se diya gaya.
Centripetal force kya hai aur uska formula kya hai? Kisi mass ko circle par rakhne ke liye zaroori inward pull, m v 2 / r .
Hum Coulomb pull ko centripetal force ke barabar kyun set karte hain? Electric attraction exactly woh pull supply karta hai jo circle ko chahiye.
Kinetic energy kya hai? Motion ki energy, 2 1 m v 2 ; hamesha positive.
Yahaan potential energy kya hai aur uska sign? Position ki stored energy, − 4 π ε 0 1 r e 2 ; negative, zero infinity par chosen hai.
Total energy E (aur E n ) kya hai? E = KE + PE ; jab orbit number n tak restrict ho toh yeh E n ban jaata hai.
Total energy negative kyun hoti hai? Kyunki deep negative PE positive KE se zyada hai — electron ek well mein trapped hai.
Reduced mass kya hai aur iska zikr kyun karte hain? μ = m M / ( m + M ) ; exact accuracy ke liye m ki jagah use hota hai kyunki proton bhaari hai par infinitely bhaari nahi.
Principal quantum number n kya hai? Ek whole number 1 , 2 , 3 , … jo allowed orbits/energies ko label karta hai.
Quantization rule kya hai? Angular momentum m v r = n ℏ , n ko integer hone par majboor karta hai.
ℏ kya hai?Planck's constant divided by 2 π , ℏ = h /2 π .
Bohr radius a 0 kya hai? Sabse chhoti allowed orbit radius, a 0 = 0.529 Å, isliye r n = a 0 n 2 .
KE aur PE milkar E n kaise dete hain? E = 2 1 k e 2 / r − k e 2 / r = − 2 1 k e 2 / r = − KE ; r = a 0 n 2 substitute karo to − 13.6/ n 2 eV milta hai.
Speed of light c kya hai? Light vacuum mein kitni tezi se travel karti hai, 3.0 × 1 0 8 m/s, har colour ke liye same.
Δ E kya hai?Do levels ke beech energy difference, E n i − E n f , jo ek photon ban jaata hai.
Ek electron-volt kya hai? 1.6 × 1 0 − 19 J — atom-sized energy unit.
Wavelength ke terms mein photon ki energy kya hai? E photon = h c / λ , aur quick conversion ke liye h c = 1240 eV·nm.