A Rydberg atom is an atom whosevalence electrons are in states with a very large principal quantumnumber n. This means it has a probability cloud with alarge amplitude a large distance from the nucleus. Evidence of suchatoms has been detected by radio astronomers in the form ofradiation from diffuse hydrogen gas in intersellar space. In fact,there is no theoritical limit on the size an atom can attain,provided it is free from outside influences.
1) What is the smallest value of n such that the Bohrradius of a single such hydrogen atom would be greater than 8.5microns, roughly the size of a typical single-celled organism.
Ee = 400.85
2) What is the wavelength of radiation this atom emits when itselectron drops from the n level calculated in part (1) tothe n-1 level?
λ1 = m
3) What is the wavelength of radiation this atom emits when itselectron drops from the n level calculated in part (1) then-2 level?
λ2 =
What is the wavelength of radiation this atom emits when itselectron drops from the n-1 level the n-2level?
λ3 =
