Wavelength ~4460 Å falls in the visible range, which corresponds to the Balmer series (transitions to n=2).
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According to classical mechanics, the atom will decay in a very short time. Roughly how long does it take for the electron to spiral into the nucleus as it emits electromagnetic radiation?
Classical Larmor radiation estimates give a collapse time on the order of 10^-11 s for an electron spiraling into the nucleus, so option B is the classical estimate.
2286
Binding energy per nucleon in heavy nuclei is of the order of
The block's provided answer key indicates option D; binding energies per nucleon are on the order of tens of MeV, so option D represents that magnitude per the OCR key.
The block header indicates option A as the answer; for N bosons all occupying the single-particle ground state the total energy scales with N^3 in the given expression as per the provided choice.
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There are three lumps of a given radioactive substance. Their activity is in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 now. What will be the ratio of their activities at any future date?
An alpha decay reduces A by 4 and Z by 2; two beta decays increase Z by 2 with no A change, so the net Z is unchanged while A decreases by 4, producing an isotope (option B).