Frequency of electron transition in Hydrogen¶
The Rydberg formula relates the frequency of light emitted or absorbed during electron transition to the levels between which the transition is occurring.
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- transition_frequency¶
temporal_frequencyof light emitted or absorbed during electron transition in the Hydrogen atom.- Symbol:
f- Latex:
\(f\)
- Dimension:
frequency
- lower_principal_quantum_number¶
The principal quantum number of the lower transitional level. See
positive_number.- Symbol:
n_1- Latex:
\(n_{1}\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- higher_principal_quantum_number¶
The principal quantum number of the higher transitional level. See
positive_number.- Symbol:
n_2- Latex:
\(n_{2}\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- law¶
f = R_H * (1 / n_1^2 - 1 / n_2^2)- Latex:
- \[f = R_\text{H} \left(\frac{1}{n_{1}^{2}} - \frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}}\right)\]