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28.4 Modification of the Bohr Theory 911Although many attempts were made to extend the Bohr theory to more complex,multi-electron atoms, the results were unsuccessful. Even today, only approximatemethods are available for treating multi-electron atoms.Quick Quiz 28.1Consider a hydrogen atom and a singly-ionized helium atom. Which atom has thelower ground state energy? (a) hydrogen (b) helium (c) the ground state energy isthe same for bothQuick Quiz 28.2Consider once again a singly-ionized helium atom. Suppose the remaining electronjumps from a higher to a lower energy level, resulting in the emission of photon,which we’ll call photon-He. An electron in a hydrogen atom then jumpsbetween the same two levels, resulting in an emitted photon-H. Which photon hasthe shorter wavelength? (a) photon-He (b) photon-H (c) The wavelengths are thesame.EXAMPLE 28.2GoalSingly Ionized HeliumApply the modified Bohr theory to a hydrogen-like atom.Problem Singly ionized helium, He , a hydrogen-like system, has one electron in the 1s orbit when the atom is inits ground state. Find (a) the energy of the system in the ground state in electron volts, and (b) the radius of theground-state orbit.Strategy Part (a) requires substitution into the modified Bohr model, Equation 28.18. In part (b), modify Equation28.9 for the radius of the Bohr orbits by replacing e 2 by Ze 2 , where Z is the number of protons in the nucleus.Solution(a) Find the energy of the system in the ground state.Write Equation 28.18 for the energies of a hydrogen-likesystem:E n m ek e 2 Z 2 e 42 2 1 n 2Substitute the constants and convert to electron volts: E n Z 2 (13.6)n 2 eVSubstitute Z 2 (the atomic number of helium) andn 1 to obtain the ground state energy:(b) Find the radius of the ground state.Generalize Equation 28.9 to a hydrogen-like atom bysubstituting Ze 2 for e 2 :For our case, n 1 and Z 2:E 1 4(13.6) eV 54.4 eVr n n2 2m e k e Ze 2 n2Z (a 0) n2(0.052 9 nm)Zr 1 0.026 5 nmRemarks Notice that for higher Z the energy of a hydrogen-like atom is lower, which means that the electron ismore tightly bound than in hydrogen. This results in a smaller atom, as seen in part (b).Exercise 28.2Repeat the problem for the first excited state of doubly-ionized lithium (Z 3, n 2).Answers (a) E 2 30.6 eV (b) r 2 0.070 5 nm

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