What is the relationship between Helium's atomic mass and the Rydberg constant?

  • Thread starter Thread starter MaestroBach
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Constant Helium
Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
1 replies · 3K views
MaestroBach
Messages
53
Reaction score
4
Homework Statement
Determine the ratio of the Rydberg constant for Helium to Hydrogen
Relevant Equations
R = (Z^2*m*e^4)/(8*E0*h^3 * c)
I thought the ratio was purely 4, because Helium's Z = 2 (atomic mass). Apparently this is not true, and now I'm stuck... I think there must be some other form of equation for the rydberg constant that is more general, but google and wikipedia are not helping that much.

Any thoughts?
 
on Phys.org