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What is the energy required to excite a hydrogen atom from \( n = 1 \) to \( n = 3 \)? (Use \( E_n =
-\frac{13.6}{n^2} \, \text{eV} \))

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**Bohr energy levels** E_n = -13.6/n² eV for hydrogen, negative indicating bound state, total energy = -13.6 eV ground state n=1, -3.4 eV n=2, -1.51 eV n=3, etc., photon energy for transition n_i → n_f is ΔE =13.6(1/n_f² -1/n_i²) eV, wavelength λ = hc/ΔE, h=6.6×10⁻³⁴ J·s, c=3×10⁸ m/s. Emission line spectrum characterized by discrete wavelengths because energy levels discrete. E₁ = -13.6 eV , E₃ = -1.51 eV . Δ E = -1.51 - (-13.6) = 12.09 eV . Using E_n = -13.6/n² eV, r_n = n² a₀, L = n h/2π, R = R₀ A^¹/³, BE = Δm c² and 1 u = 931.5

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