If the binding energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV, the energy required to remove the electron from the first excited state of $Li^{2+}$ is |
30.6 eV 13.6 eV 3.4 eV 122.4 eV |
30.6 eV |
$\text{Energy required to make a transition from energy state n to m is }$ $\Delta E = -13.6 z^2(\frac{1}{n^2} - \frac{1}{m^2}) = -13.6 \times 3^2(\frac{1}{2^2} - \frac{1}{\infty^2}) = 30.6 eV$ |