mahela007 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Will the energy gap between the n=1 and n= 3 orbitals be the same in different elements? For example, will the n=1 to n=3 energy gap in hydrogen be equal to that of helium? (it isn't right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Will the energy gap between the n=1 and n= 3 orbitals be the same in different elements? For example, will the n=1 to n=3 energy gap in hydrogen be equal to that of helium? (it isn't right?) No, it depends on the number of protons, because that directly affects the electrostatic interaction. To a much lesser extent it will depend on the number of neutrons, because that affects the charge distribution in the nucleus. (all of this without getting into QM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahela007 Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 thanks... (specially for not using QM ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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