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Chapter 41: Q. 11 (page 1206)

In FIGURE Q41.12,a photon with energy 2.0eVis incident on an atom in the pstate. Does the atom undergo an absorption transition, a stimulated emission transition, or neither? Explain.

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Given Information 

We have to given a photon with energy2.0eV.

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Simplify

Here, shows an energy difference between the p‐state and the lower s‐state. Know that the energy of a photon matches the energy difference between the p‐state and the lower s‐state. The atom may a stimulated emission transition, but it will not undergo an absorption transition.

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