in hydrogen spectrum, an electron releases maximum energy when it jumps to infinity. How is it possible? Bcuz when electron goes to infinity it can't de-excite so how it emits energy.
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Explanation:
The higher the excitation state, the more energy the electron contains. When an electron absorbs energy, it jumps to a higher orbital. ... An electron in an excited state can release energy and 'fall' to a lower state. When it does, the electron releases a photon of electromagnetic energy.
where k=13.6⋅eV , which is numerically equal to the energy required to move an electron from the principal energy level n=1 of a hydrogen atom to an infinite separation from the nucleus. ΔE1>ΔE2 and therefore the first transition would require the most significant amount of energy input.
An electron will jump to a higher energy level when excited by an external energy gain such as a large heat increase or the presence of an electrical field, or collision with another electron.