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EnSlavingBlair
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The energy levels of an atom are found by En=-13.6(Z/n)^2.
Using this equation for xenon's ionization energy (Z=54) gets E=-39657.6eV. However in the Modern Physics ed3 textbook by Serway/Moses/Moyer on pg232 it has the ionization energy for xenon to be 12.127eV.
Does anyone know what's going on and why the values are different?
Cheers,
nSlavingBlair
Using this equation for xenon's ionization energy (Z=54) gets E=-39657.6eV. However in the Modern Physics ed3 textbook by Serway/Moses/Moyer on pg232 it has the ionization energy for xenon to be 12.127eV.
Does anyone know what's going on and why the values are different?
Cheers,
nSlavingBlair