Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Hydrogen Energy Levels Lab

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published by the Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska
written by Kevin M. Lee

This digital lab introduces the concept of how quantum mechanics and light relate with respect to the Hydrogen atom. The module revolves around the Hydrogen Atom Simulator, a Bohr model version of a idealized hydrogen atom as it interacts with photons of various wavelengths. Watch the electron jump to higher energy levels as it absorbs photons, then emit photon(s) and drop back to a lower level. Students can drag the electron between levels and shoot photons of different wavelength/frequency at the atom.

The module also includes an instructor's manual, student guide, worksheets, and background information requisite to understanding the concepts. The Thermal Distribution histogram gives a temperature dependent plot of occupied states for many, many atoms.

See Related Materials for two additional simulation-based resources devoted to the same topic, recommended by the editors.

This is part of a collection of astronomy applets.

Please note that this resource requires Flash.

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/hydrogen/hydrogen.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Modern Physics - Atomic Physics = Absorption = Atomic Models = Electron Properties Quantum Physics - Bound State Systems	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Instructor Guide/Manual = Interactive Simulation = Model = Problem/Problem Set = Student Guide - Dataset

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Intended Users:: Educator
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Formats:: application/flash
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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2002 University of Nebraska
Permission is granted to use for noncommercial purposes as long as it remains unmodified.
Keywords:: bohr model, electron cloud, energy , energy levels, hydrogen atom, orbitals, photon, temperature
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created August 20, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: November 11, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 26, 2007

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