Question

When the tube is filled with mercury vapor, as in this case, a sharp drop in the collected current is observed when the accelerating potential reaches 4.9 VV. The current drops suddenly to a negligible value and slowly increases again when the accelerating potential is above 4.9 VV. What is the energy EEE absorbed by the atomic electrons in the mercury atom when the accelerating potential is 4.9 VV

Answer 1

4.9 eV .

Step-by-step explanation:

It is the case of discharge through mercury tube light . In it , mercury atoms are exited due to which electrons are sent to higher energy level . Here current drops to zero because electrons are excited to higher level . Energy are absorbed in quantised manner . Energy absorbed by electrons will be 4.9 eV . That means , difference in energy between two energy level is 4.9 eV .