chemistry text - has only one example of an electron transition - that is calculate the wavelength in nm of the photon emitted when an electron transitions from the n = 4 state to the n = 2 state in a hydrogen atom - which i can do but i don't know how to change this to get the n subscript i...
this is as far as i can get still don't get some of this
change 93.14 nm to meters
93.14 x 1 x 10^-9 = 9.314 x 10^-8
9.314 x 10^-8 = 1.097 x 10^7 rydberg constant
1 - 1 / n exponent 2 subscript 2 = 0.9787 (how did they get this)
Homework Statement
what is the value of ni for an electron that emits a photon of wavelength 93.14 nm when it returns to the ground state in the hydrogen atom
Homework Equations
planck's constant 6.63 x 10^-34
The Attempt at a Solution
no idea [/B]