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A hydrogen-like atom with atomic number is in an excited state of principal quantum number . It emits a photon of wavelength when it transitions to the ground state. If the recoil momentum of the atom is , what is the expression for in terms of , , and Rydberg constant ?

  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Correct answer: B

Solution

The energy of the emitted photon is . Using the photon momentum , we substitute into the energy equation to isolate .

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