Paul Avery

Peter Hirschfeld
PHY3101
Fall 2018

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Homework 7
Each problem is worth 10 pts
Important information
(1) ATTACH this front page and print your full name and UFID clearly at the top
(2) HW sheets must be stapled and will not be accepted if crimped together. Borrow a stapler if
you need to.
(3) PRINT your full name CLEARLY at the top of each additional sheet.
(4) START each problem at the TOP of a new page for readability. Use good penmanship and be
clear about where your answer is. The grader has a busy schedule and doesn't have time to
spend on messy homework.

1. Calculate the isotopic wavelength shift (in nm) for the first two visible Balmer series lines in
deuterium and tritium relative to hydrogen.

2. A muonic atom consists of a muon replacing an electron. Ignore the isotope effect in this prob-
lem.
(a) (5 pts) What is the radius (in fm) of a muonic atom with a uranium nucleus? How does
this radius compare to the uranium nuclear radius?
(b) (5 pts) What is the ground state energy (in keV) of a muonic atom with a lead nucleus?

3. Assume that the resolution of an x-ray spectrograph is 0.001 nm (1 pm). Would it be able to
separate the Kα lines (see figure in Bohr Model 2 notes) for lead and bismuth?

4. What is the probability for an electron in a hydrogen 3d state (n = 3, l = 2) to be within ±25%

of the radius predicted by the Bohr model?

5. A hydrogen atom is initially in a 5p state and makes a series of transitions via photon emission.
List all the possible transitions as the atom moves toward the ground state.

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6. Consider the probability distributions of hydrogen angular states.
(a) (5 pts) For what values of θ is the angular probability density maximum and minimum
for l = 2, m = 0?
(b) (5 pts) For what values of θ is the angular probability density maximum and minimum
for l = 2, m = ±1?

7. The sodium ground state (Z = 11) is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1, but the outermost electron can be excited
to a higher energy level outside the closed inner shells. Consider sodium electron transitions
shown in the figure (Fig. 8.4 in Krane textbook).
(a) (4 pts) From the wavelengths shown, calculate the 4s – 5s energy difference and the 4d –
5d energy difference. (Energy differences are positive numbers.)
(b) (2 pts) Calculate the corresponding energy difference between n = 4, n = 5 in hydrogen.
(c) (2 pts) Comparing the answers (a) and (b), explain briefly how an atom with Z = 11 can
have energy level differences even comparable (within a factor of 2) to those of hydrogen.
(d) (2 pts) Why is one sodium energy difference very close to the hydrogen value and the
other noticeably different?

8. Refer to the previous problem. The photon emitted during the 5f → 3d energy transition has
wavelength 1267.8 nm. What is the expected photon wavelength for the 6f → 3d transition? Do
you expect this to be an accurate prediction? Why or why not?