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Sunbeds and stars. Ionization, excitation and line spectra. Electron absorbs energy and…. Incident radiation. Hydrogen Atom. p. e. Ionisation!. e. Is able to completely escape from the atom . p. Energy = 0. Energy = -13.6eV. Ionisation!.
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Sunbeds and stars... Ionization, excitation and line spectra
Electron absorbs energy and… Incident radiation Hydrogen Atom p e
Ionisation! e Is able to completely escape from the atom p
Energy = 0 Energy = -13.6eV Ionisation! • Photons with a minimum energy of 13.6eV are needed to ionise a hydrogen atom from it’s ground state. p e
Electron absorbs radiation and… Lower frequency radiation Hydrogen Atom p e
Excitation! e p Is only able to move to a higher energy state within the atom
-13.6eV -3.6eV e 10eV The electron in its excited state is unstable and so it drops back, releasing the energy as a photon. p One photon with a specific amount of energy is released in an electron transition
- + High Voltage e e Argon e e Mercury Ionisation and excitation in a fluorescent tube • High voltage - electrons bombard mercury atoms • Excitation occurs - unstable electrons fall back • Ionisationallows the current to flow
High voltage - + e e Argon e e Phosphorous coating e e Fluorescence
Spectral transitions in hydrogen Ionisation 0eV Electron transitions Ground state -13.6eV
Spectroscopy Looking at the signatures of elements Intensity Wavelength of radiation emitted or absorbed