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Properties of Atoms. Spectra.

Problem 6.140

Calculate the binding energy of a \(K\) electron in vanadium whose \(L\) absorption edge has the wavelength \(\lambda_{L}=2.4 \mathrm{nm}\).

Reveal Answer
Eb=3/4ℏ(Z−1)2+2πcℏ/λL=5.5keVE_{b}=3 / 4 \hbar(Z-1)^{2}+2 \pi c \hbar / \lambda_{L}=5.5 \mathrm{keV}