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Correspondence Principle
• The quantum mechanical solution to a problem approaches the
classical solution as the system grows in mass, distance, or energy.
• At low quantum numbers, energies are discrete; as quantum numbers
increase the differences between individual states become nearly
indistinguishable.
Davisson-Germer Experiment
Davisson-Germer Experiment
• They bounced a 54 eV electron beam off the layers of an ordered
nickel surface.
• Two layers, two path lengths.
• The crystal spacing of the metal surface was known from previous x-
ray diffraction experiments.
• The electrons (particles) interfered with each other constructively and
destructively as waves are expected to do.
Let’s calculate the deBroglie wavelength of an
electron traveling at 6 x 105 m/s after acceleration
through an electric field with a potential of 1.0 V
Find the momentum of a photon that has a
wavelength of 450 nanometers
Hydrogen Line Spectra
Rydberg Equation
1 1
• 𝜆 = 2.180 ∙ 10−18 𝐽 −
𝑛”2 𝑛′2
Rydberg Equation Transition Question
The Böhr Model
• Critical Assumptions
• the electron travels in a circular orbit around the nucleus and the centripetal
force associated with this orbit is equal to the Coulomb force
• The orbit of the electron does not radiate energy
• The orbital angular momentum vector, 𝐿, is restricted to integer multiples of
ℏ, Planck’s constant divided by 2π
Coulomb Force and Centripetal Force
• 𝐹𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 𝐹𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏
𝑚𝑣 2 𝑍𝑒 2
• − = −
𝑟 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2
Total energy: Böhr Model
• Use E = K + U
1 𝑍𝑒 2
• 𝐸 =𝐾+𝑈 = 𝑚𝑣 2 −
2 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
• We cannot know exact values of both position and momentum of a
particle at the same time
ℏ
• 𝛿𝑥𝛿𝑝𝑥 ≥
2
If the Bohr atom was radiating as the electron
orbited, what would be the radiation frequency in
the n = 4 state of Li2+?