An electron is confined in a harmonic oscillator potential well. A photon is emitted when the electron undergoes a 3?1 quantum jump

What is the wavelength of the emission if the net force on the electron behaves as though it has a spring constant of 9.6 N/m? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J, h = 1.055 × 10-34 J ? s, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s)
A) 290 nm
B) 150 nm
C) 190 nm
D) 580 nm


A

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