what is excitation potential? It's potential or energy?
If the energy levels in eV of a hypothetical one electron atom are given by:
E= -18.0/n^2 where n= 1,2,3 .........
what is the excitation potential of the state n=2

Question

what is excitation potential? It's potential or energy?
If the energy levels in eV of a hypothetical one electron atom are given by:
E= -18.0/n^2  where n= 1,2,3 .........
what is the excitation potential of the state n=2

anonymous · Answer

just subs the Value of n =2 E= -18.0/n^2

anonymous · Answer

Is excitation potential and ionisation potential same?

anonymous · Answer

no....

anonymous · Answer

esciattion means just send electron to higher level..
ionisation means take out the electron..which is more than excitation...

anonymous · Answer

so in this case: answer is energy needed to send the electron fron n=2 to n=3. right?

anonymous · Answer

yea..just take out the difference b/w the 2 reuired levels....

anonymous · Answer

thanks