rburt Messages 6 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Dec 10, 2011 #1 I know that λ=h/p, but how do you find the wavelength of electrons from different quantum levels using the circumference of the electron's orbit?
I know that λ=h/p, but how do you find the wavelength of electrons from different quantum levels using the circumference of the electron's orbit?
Simon Bridge Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 17,871 Reaction score 1,653 Dec 10, 2011 #2 Welcome to PF. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=80471 Presumably you can relate momentum to the energy level? You know the relation between the deBroglie wavelength and the circumference of the orbit? I don't know that this is a model worth going into a great deal with.
Welcome to PF. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=80471 Presumably you can relate momentum to the energy level? You know the relation between the deBroglie wavelength and the circumference of the orbit? I don't know that this is a model worth going into a great deal with.
rburt Messages 6 Reaction score 0 Dec 10, 2011 #3 I do know that nλ=2πr(or the circumference). I know the energy states and the radii of each state, but would this give me the wavelength (λ)?
I do know that nλ=2πr(or the circumference). I know the energy states and the radii of each state, but would this give me the wavelength (λ)?
Simon Bridge Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 17,871 Reaction score 1,653 Dec 10, 2011 #4 The nth energy level has circumference n deBroglie wavelengths.