Question

In Bohr's model, which energy level transition results in the greatest amount of energy release by the atom?

level 3 to level 1


level 5 to level 4


level 4 to level 3


level 3 to level 2

Answer 1

level 3 to level 1

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1913, Niels Bohr attempted to resolve the atomic paradox by ignoring the theory that the orbiting electron in hydrogen would continuously emit light. Bohr assumed that the electron orbiting the nucleus would not normally emit any radiation (a hypothesis), but it would emit or absorb a photon if it moved to a different level. The energy absorbed or emitted would reflect differences in the level energies. Bohr assumed the energies of these electron levels were quantized, that is, they could be equal only to certain specific values, and could jump from one energy level to another but not transition smoothly or stay between these levels. Since energy increases as the electron level increases, the opposite is true; more energy must be lost for an electron to move down more levels. The greatest decrease in levels is the decrease from level 3 to level 1; a decrease of 2 levels.