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# Review problem. (a) How much energy is required to cause an electron in hydrogen to move from the $n=1$ state to the $n=2$ state? (b) Suppose the atom gains this energy through collisions among hydrogen atoms at a high temperature. At what temperature would the aver- age atomic kinetic energy 3$k_{B} T / 2$ be great enough to excite the electron? Here $k_{B}$ is Boltmann's constant.

## a. 10.2 $\mathrm{eV}=1.63\times10^{-18} \mathrm{J}$b. $T=7.88\times10^4 \mathrm{K}$

Atomic Physics

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Simon Fraser University

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University of Winnipeg

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Atomic Physics

Nuclear Physics

##### Andy C.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

##### Farnaz M.

Simon Fraser University

##### Jared E.

University of Winnipeg