2.3.14 · Physics › Modern Physics
Ek electron jo proton se bound hai, woh aise hai jaise ek ball ek kuen mein phans gayi ho. Woh sirf kuch khaas shelves (energy levels) par hi baithh sakta hai, kabhi beech mein nahi. Sabse gehri shelf (n = 1 ) sabse zyada negative hai (sabse zyada tightly bound); upar ki shelves E = 0 ke paas ekdum paas-paas ho jaati hain, jahan electron mushkil se pakda hota hai. Number − 13.6 eV bas sabse neechi shelf kitni gehri hai yeh batata hai. Baaki sab 1/ n 2 se nikal aata hai.
Definition Hydrogen energy levels
Ek hydrogen atom (ek proton + ek electron) ke paas sirf yeh energies ho sakti hain
E n = − n 2 13.6 eV , n = 1 , 2 , 3 , …
jahan n principal quantum number hai. Energy negative hai kyunki electron bound hai — usse free karne ke liye aapko energy add karni padegi. Use ground state se free karne ke liye jo energy chahiye woh ionization energy = 13.6 eV hai.
Negative kyun? Hum E = 0 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.
Hume sirf teen physical ideas chahiye. Dekho kaise 1/ n 2 nikal ke aata hai.
Constant 8 ε 0 2 h 2 m e 4 = 13.6 eV (the Rydberg energy ) purely m , e , ε 0 , h — fundamental constants — se bana hai. Numbers daalo → 13.6 eV. Bas yahi poora raaz hai.
Worked example 1) Ground state energy aur ionization
n = 1 : E 1 = − 13.6/ 1 2 = − 13.6 eV .
Kyun? Yeh sabse gehri shelf hai. Ionize karne ke liye (electron ko E = 0 tak bhejna): Δ E = 0 − ( − 13.6 ) = 13.6 eV . Isliye hydrogen ki ionization energy exactly 13.6 eV hai.
n = 2 aur n = 3 ki energy
E 2 = − 13.6/4 = − 3.40 eV , E 3 = − 13.6/9 = − 1.51 eV .
Yeh step kyun? Bas n 2 se divide karo. Notice karo levels bunch up karti hain: 1 → 2 ka gap bahut bada hai (10.2 eV) lekin 2 → 3 chota hai (1.89 eV). Upar ki shelves 0 ke taraf crowd ho jaati hain.
n = 3 → n = 2 line (H-alpha) ki wavelength
Δ E = 13.6 ( 4 1 − 9 1 ) = 13.6 × 36 5 = 1.89 eV .
Convert karo: λ = Δ E h c = 1.89 eV 1240 eV⋅nm ≈ 656 nm — red light (visible Balmer line!).
Yeh step kyun? Handy constant h c = 1240 eV⋅nm use karo taaki eV → nm ek hi division mein ho jaaye.
Worked example 4) Forecast-then-Verify
Forecast: "Kaun sa transition sabse energetic photon deta hai: 2 → 1 ya 3 → 2 ?"
Bada Δ E ⇒ bada gap. 2 → 1 bahut bade bottom gap ko span karta hai → 10.2 eV. 3 → 2 → 1.89 eV.
Verify: 10.2 > 1.89 ✓. To 2 → 1 (ek Lyman line, UV) jeet jaata hai. Intuition: n = 1 mein girne wale jumps hamesha sabse energetic hote hain.
Common mistake "Energy positive honi chahiye — ek electron move kar raha hai with KE."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: kinetic energy sach mein positive hoti hai. Pakad: total energy = KE + PE, aur negative PE, KE ko outweigh karta hai (E = − KE ). Bound ⇒ negative total. Fix: hamesha potential energy include karo E ( ∞ ) = 0 ke reference ke saath.
E n = − 13.6 n 2 " (divide ki jagah multiply karna).
Kyun sahi lagta hai: upar ka n "bada" lagta hai. Pakad: upar ka n = zyada door = kamzor binding = energy 0 ke zyada paas, isliye 1/ n 2 shrink karta hai. Fix: yeh − 13.6/ n 2 hai; levels n badhne ke saath zero ki taraf rise karti hain.
Common mistake "Photon wavelength sirf
E n i se nikaalo."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: tumhare paas ek level number hai. Pakad: photon do levels ke difference se aata hai. Fix: hamesha Δ E = E n i − E n f use karo.
− 13.6 eV sabhi atoms ke liye kaam karta hai."
Pakad: yeh hydrogen (Z = 1 ) ke liye hai. One-electron ions ke liye, E n = − 13.6 Z 2 / n 2 (e.g. He⁺: × 4 ). Fix: hidden Z 2 yaad rakho.
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 13.6 bas batata hai basement kitna gehra hai. Har step kitna gehra hai yeh jaanne ke liye usse step-number squared se divide karo.
"Negative, divide, kabhi multiply mat karo." E n = − 13.6/ n 2 .
Aur "In-to-1 = brightest hit" — n = 1 par khatam hone wale transitions sabse bade photons dete hain.
Ladder spacing: "Bottom par bada gap, top par baby steps."
What is the hydrogen energy level formula? E n = − 13.6/ n 2 eV, with n = 1 , 2 , 3 , …
Hydrogen energy levels negative kyun hote hain? Reference E = 0 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? 13.6 eV (from − 13.6 eV up to 0 ).
E n derive karne ke liye kaun se do Bohr postulates use hote hain?(1) Coulomb force = centripetal force; (2) angular momentum quantized: m v r = n ℏ .
Total energy − 2 1 PE aur − KE kyun hoti hai? Force balance m v 2 = k e 2 / r se, KE = 2 1 k e 2 / r aur PE = − k e 2 / r , isliye E = − 2 1 k e 2 / r = − KE.
Orbit radius n ke saath kaise scale karta hai? r n = a 0 n 2 , with a 0 = 0.529 Å.
n = 2 ki energy?− 3.40 eV.
Transition n i → n f ke liye photon energy formula? Δ E = 13.6 ( 1/ n f 2 − 1/ n i 2 ) eV.
3 → 2 (H-alpha) line ki wavelength?≈ 656 nm (red), since Δ E = 1.89 eV and λ = h c /Δ E .
eV→nm conversion ke liye handy constant? h c = 1240 eV·nm.
One-electron ion of charge Z ke liye formula kaise badalta hai? E n = − 13.6 Z 2 / n 2 eV.
n badhne ke saath energy levels ek doosre ke paas kyun aa jaate hain?Kyunki 1/ n 2 rapidly shrink karta hai, isliye gaps narrow hote hue E = 0 ke paas jaate hain.
Coulomb force = centripetal
m v squared = e^2 / 4 pi eps0 r
Bohr quantization m v r = n h-bar
Ionization energy = 13.6 eV
Principal quantum number n