Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Discrete Energy Levels




Remember, the Bohr Model is not technically correct, but it helps us explain why only certain energy levels are allowed.

Here is a nice animation of the electron standing waves around the nucleus from the University of Toronto.

Homework: Quantum II.  Note that the wavelength of electrons for does change with the energy level - the speed changes, which affects the deBroglie wavelength.  But in #3 and #4 on the homework, we're going to simplify things a bit and assume the electron wavelength is the same for all energy levels.

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