Question

Which of the following represents the greatest energy transition from a higher energy level to a lower one?


emission of a blue photon of 450 nm

emission of a red photon of 770 nm

emission of a green photon of 550 nm

emission of a yellow photon of 590 nm

Answer 1

wavelength should be smaller ..to have greatest energy..

Answer 2

The greatest energy transition (to a lower energy level) will result in the emission of a photon with the highest energy. The energy of a photon is given as:\[E=h \nu\]where E is energy; h is Planck's constant; and ν is the photon's frequency. In terms of wavelength that equation is:\[E=\frac{ hc }{ \lambda }\]where c is the speed of light, and λ is the photon's wavelength.

Answer 3

That should make it obvious which of the four possible answers is the correct one.

Answer 4

what do the colors for the photons represent?

Answer 5

like what are their values? because im trying to find out but i can't find anything

Answer 6

colours are representing those wavelengths..thats all ..
the wavelength increases in the order VIBGYOR

Answer 7

ohhh okay

Answer 8

so is it emission of a red photon of 770 nm ?

Answer 9

increased wavelength implies decreased energy.. E=hXfrequency

Answer 10

never mind it's emission of a blue photon of 450 nm

Answer 11

i calculated something wrong

Answer 12

@aqzbala ?

Answer 13

ya u r right

Answer 14

thank you so much!