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Scattering of Particles. Rutherford-Bohr Atom

Problem 6.42

From the conditions of the foregoing problem find how much (in per cent) the energy of the emitted photon differs from the energy of the corresponding transition in a hydrogen atom.

Reveal Answer
(εε)/ε3R/8mc2=0.55106%, where m is the mass of the atom\left(\varepsilon-\varepsilon^{\prime}\right) / \varepsilon \approx 3 \hbar R / 8 m c^{2}=0.55 \cdot 10^{-6} \%, \text { where } m \text { is the mass of the atom}