41 electronic energy level diagram for the hydrogen atom
My answer is off by exactly two orders of magnitude. The question is "Calculate the energy, in joules, of a hydrogen atom when the electron is in the sixth energy level". Using the equation -Z^2 * RH / n^2, (and knowing that RH, aka the Rydberg constant, is 2.178 * 10^-18), I get 6.1 * 10^-20. The calculation is literally just dividing 2.178 * 10^-18 by 36. However, my textbook says the answer is 6.1 * 10^-18. Any ideas? Any help is greatly appreciated. Where can i find the energy levels of a a hydrogen atom derived with the 2D shrodinger equation? I've found a few derivations, but the energy levels weren't clearly given. The problem is that hydrogen atoms are hit with electrons with a certain energy, and I am to find what energy levels the electrons og the atom can be exited into. The energy of the electrons hitting the atom is 2.072 aJ. We have learned to find wavelengths and such things. But, as far as I know we haven't gone through a problem like th...