38.

69: The transition energy equals the sum of the recoiling atom’s kinetic energy and
the photon’s energy.
Etr  Ek  E 
hc hc
 E    Etr  Ek  λ  .
λ Etr  Ek
hc
If the recoil is neglected λ  E
tr
 1 1  hc  1 
 λ  hc E E  E 
 E 
 1  E E  1

 tr k tr  tr  k tr 
hc  
 1  E  

 
k
   
  1
Etr 
 Etr  
 Ek  Ek  Ek  2
 2 
 λ  hc   hc ( hc λ ) 2   hc λ
E
 tr   
Conservation of momentum, assuming atom initially at rest, yields:
h P2 h2
P   Pk  Ek  k 
λ 2 m 2 mλ 2
 h2  2 h
 λ   λ 
2 
 2mhcλ  2mc
(6.63  10 34 J  s)
b) For the hydrogen atom: λ   6.6  10 16 m
2(1.67  10 27 kg)(3.00  108 m s)
and it doesn’t depend on n.