Questions

1. Energy must be conserved, even at the atomic and subatomic levels. What does energy conservation imply about the relative potential energies of the inner and outer orbits of the electron?
2. Use the model shown in this animation to explain why the spectral frequencies of emission and absorption are the same for any given atom.
3. If the orbit in the model was farther out than what was shown in the movie, would you expect the frequency of light to be higher (green instead of yellow) or lower (orange instead of yellow)?