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Hydrogen energy levels Eₙ = −13.6 - n² eV

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KYA claim kiya ja raha hai

Negative kyun? Hum ka matlab lete hain "electron infinitely door, rest mein" (free). Koi bhi bound state usse kam energy rakhti hai, isliye woh negative hai. Zyada negative = zyada tightly bound.


KAISE derive karein scratch se (Bohr model)

Hume sirf teen physical ideas chahiye. Dekho kaise nikal ke aata hai.

Constant (the Rydberg energy) purely — fundamental constants — se bana hai. Numbers daalo → eV. Bas yahi poora raaz hai.

Figure — Hydrogen energy levels Eₙ = −13.6 - n² eV

Transitions & photons (spectra kahan se aati hain)


Worked examples


Common mistakes (Steel-man + fix)


Recall Feynman: 12-saal ke bacche ko explain karo

Socho atom ke andar ek seedhi hai. Electron step 1, step 2, step 3 par khada ho sakta hai… lekin steps ke beech mein kabhi nahi. Step 1 sabse neecha, sabse gehra basement hai; upar ke steps ek doosre ke paas squeeze ho jaate hain ground floor ke paas (matlab "escape ho gaya"). Upar chadne ke liye electron ko exactly sahi maatra mein light nigalni padti hai; neeche girne ke liye woh ek exact color ki light ugalta hai. Number bas batata hai basement kitna gehra hai. Har step kitna gehra hai yeh jaanne ke liye usse step-number squared se divide karo.


Flashcards

What is the hydrogen energy level formula?
eV, with
Hydrogen energy levels negative kyun hote hain?
Reference free electron hai; bound states mein kam energy hoti hai, isliye woh negative hain (electron ko free karne ke liye energy chahiye).
Hydrogen ki ground state se ionization energy kya hai?
eV (from eV up to ).
derive karne ke liye kaun se do Bohr postulates use hote hain?
(1) Coulomb force = centripetal force; (2) angular momentum quantized: .
Total energy PE aur KE kyun hoti hai?
Force balance se, KE aur PE , isliye KE.
Orbit radius ke saath kaise scale karta hai?
, with Å.
ki energy?
eV.
Transition ke liye photon energy formula?
eV.
(H-alpha) line ki wavelength?
nm (red), since eV and .
eV→nm conversion ke liye handy constant?
eV·nm.
One-electron ion of charge ke liye formula kaise badalta hai?
eV.
badhne ke saath energy levels ek doosre ke paas kyun aa jaate hain?
Kyunki rapidly shrink karta hai, isliye gaps narrow hote hue ke paas jaate hain.

Connections

Concept Map

gives

solve for v

combine

combine

orbits grow as n^2

KE = half PE

E = minus KE

negative means

n=1 ground state

higher n

indexes

Coulomb force = centripetal

m v squared = e^2 / 4 pi eps0 r

Bohr quantization m v r = n h-bar

v = n h-bar / m r

r_n = a0 n^2

Total energy KE plus PE

E_n = -13.6 / n^2 eV

Electron is bound

Ionization energy = 13.6 eV

Levels crowd near E=0

Principal quantum number n