Introduction to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 5.13

Identical Particles — David J. Griffiths

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · helium_excited_states

Problem

(a) Suppose you put both electrons in a helium atom into the n=2n = 2 state; what would the energy of the emitted electron be? (Assume no photons are emitted in the process.) (b) Describe (quantitatively) the spectrum of the helium ion, He+^+. That is, state the "Rydberg-like" formula for the emitted wavelengths.

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