AP EAMCET20228 Jul 2022Morning ShiftPhysicsAtomic PhysicsActual
As the quantum number increases, the difference in energy between consecutive energy levels
Options
- ARemains the same
- BIncreases
- CDecreases
- DSometimes increases and sometimes decreases
Correct answer
C. Decreases
Step-by-step solution
E_ n+1 -E_n=13.6 [ 1 n^2 - 1 (n+1)^2 ] aligned & E _ n =13.6 [ ( n +1)^2- n ^2 n ^2( n +1)^2 ] & =13.6 [ 1+2 n n ^2( n +1)^2 ] aligned For large value of n E _ n =13.6 [ 2 n n ^4 ] aligned & 1 n ^3 & So, n E _ n aligned