Consider a hydrogen-like ionized atom with atomic number with a single electron. In the emission spectrum of this atom, the photon emitted in the to transition has energy 74.8 eV higher than the photon emitted in the to transition. The ionization energy of the hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The value of is __________.
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JEE Advanced 2018 · Paper 2, Physics question 14
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Official answer: 3
Photon energies for a hydrogen-like ion:
Difference.
So .
Answer: 3