41.47: a) The photon energy equals the atom’s transition energy.

The hydrogen atom

decays from n = 2 to n =1, so:
 1 1  −19
∆E = −13 .60 eV   (2) 2 − (1) 2 
 = (10 .2 eV) (1.60 ×10 J eV)
 
−18
= 1.63 ×10 J
hc (6.33 ×10 -34 J ⋅ s) (3.00 ×10 8 m s)
⇒λ = = = 1.22 ×10 −7 m.
∆E 1.63 ×10 −18 J
b) The change in an energy level due to an external magnetic field is just
U = ml μ B B. The ground state has ml = 0, and it is not shifted. The n = 2 state has
ml = −1, so it is shifted by
U =( −1)(9.274 ×10 −24 J T )(2.20 T )
= −2.04 ×10 −23 J
and since
∆λ ∆E
=
λ E
∆E  2.04 ×10 −23 J 
⇒ ∆λ = λ = (1.22 ×10 −7 m)  −18
 = 1.53 ×10 −12 m.
E  1.63 × 10 J 
Since the n = 2 level is lowered in energy (brought closer to the n = 1 level) the change in
energy is less, and the photon wavelength increases due to the magnetic field.