Lecture 2

Atomic Theory II
Tutorial

1) A photon travels with a frequency of 8.57 x 10
14
Hz.

a. Find the wavelength of this photon in nm?

8
14 1
7
2
3 10 m/s
8.57 10 s
3.50 10 m
3.50 10 nm
c
c

=
=

=
=


b. Find the energy contained by a single photon. Put your answer in kJ .

34 14 1
19
16
=
=(6.63x10 J s) (8.57 x 10 s )
=5.68 x 10 J
=5.68 x 10 kJ
E h
E
E
E

2) An electron drops from n =5 to n =3 in a hydrogen atom.
a. Find the energy contained by the photon that is released during this
transition.

18
5 2
20
5
2.178 10 J
5
8.712 10 J
E
E

=
=

18
3 2
19
3
2.178 10 J
3
2.420 10 J
E
E

=
=

3 5
19 20
19
=
= 2.420 10 J ( 8.712 10 J )
= 1.549 10 J
E E E
E
E

b. Find the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation that is released.

19
14 1
34
1.549 10 J
2.34 10
E
s

6.63 10 J s
E h
h

= = =

=

c. At what speed does this electromagnetic radiation travel?

(3x10
8
m/s) The speed of electromagnetic waves (light) is a constant.


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d. What is the wavelength of this electromagnetic radiation?

8
14 1
6
3
3.00 10 m/s
2.34 10 s
1.28 10 m
1.28 10 nm
c
c

=
=

=

3) An electron is traveling with a velocity of 3.92 x 10
6
m/s.
(mass e
-
=9.11 x 10
-31
kg)
a. What is its wavelength in nm?

34
7 2
34
6.63 10 J s
1.86 10 m 1.86 10 nm
(9.11 10 kg)(3.92
h
mv

= = = =

6
/s) 10 m

b. What is its frequency?

8
-7
15 1
3 10 m/s
1.8610 m
1.61 10 s
c
c
=
=

=
=

4) Find the momentum of an electron with a wavelength of 232 nm.

34
27
9

6.6310 J s
2.86 10 kg m/s
23210 m
mv
h h
mv

=
= = =
i
i
= =

5) How many possible orientations exist in a p-sublevel?

The angular momentum quantum number (l) for a p-sublevel is 1. The magnetic
uantum numbers range from - l to +l . For a p-sublevel the magnetic quantum
ientations in the
-sublevel.
q
numbers are -1, 0, and +1. Thus, there areTHREE possible or
p



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6) What is the lowest principal quantum number that can have p-orbitals?
n-1 =l
n = l +1

n =2



n =1 +1


7) If n=5:
a. What are the possible angular momentum numbers?
The angular momentum numbers range from 0 to n-1.
If n =5 the possible angular momentum numbers are:

0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

b. What do these numbers represent?

The angular momentum numbers rep r type of orbital. 0 is an s-orbital,
is a p-orbital, 2 is a d-orbital, and 3 is an f-orbital.
resent the shape o
1

8) If l =3:
-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, and 3
a. What are the possible magnetic quantum numbers?


These numbers define th e-dimensional space. In this
ase, there are seven different orientations (an f-sublevel).
b. What do these numbers represent?

e orientation of the orbital in thre
c

9) What are the possible angular momentum, magnetic, and electron spin quantum
=0 (An s-orbital is defined by l =0)
m =
m
s
=+
numbers associated with a single electron in the s-orbital of n =2.

l
- l to +l , so m =0 (there is only one orientation for an s-orbital)
or (the one electron could be spin up or spin down.)

omentum, magnetic, and electron spin quantum
.
=3 (l =3 defines an f-orbital)
m =
for f-or
m
s
=+ or (the one electron could be spin up or spin down.)
10) What are the possible angular m
numbers associated with a single electron in an f-orbital of n =5

l
- l to +l , so m =-3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, or +3 (there are seven possible orientations
bitals)

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