Rydberg energy
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Rydberg energy is a fundamental physical constant representing the binding energy of an electron in the ground state of a hydrogen atom, widely used as a reference scale in atomic physics and spectroscopy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fundamental constant
ⓘ
physical constant ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bohr formula for atomic energy levels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schrödinger equation solutions for hydrogen NERFINISHED ⓘ energy levels of hydrogen ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
hydrogen atom
ⓘ
hydrogen-like atom ⓘ |
| category | energy constant ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | magnitude of ground-state energy of hydrogen ⓘ |
| definedBy |
E_R = (1/2) α^2 m_e c^2
ⓘ
E_R = m_e e^4 / (8 ε_0^2 h^2) ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Planck constant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
electron mass ⓘ elementary charge ⓘ fine-structure constant ⓘ speed of light in vacuum ⓘ vacuum permittivity ⓘ |
| describes | binding energy of an electron in the ground state of hydrogen ⓘ |
| governs | spacing of hydrogen spectral series ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rydberg constant for energy ⓘ |
| hasCODATAStatus | recommended constant ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | E_R ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
about 3.6e-30 joule
ⓘ
about 3.8e-11 electronvolt ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
electronvolt
ⓘ
joule ⓘ |
| hasValue |
13.605693122994 electronvolt
ⓘ
2.1798723611035e-18 joule ⓘ |
| isGroundStateBindingEnergyOf | electron in hydrogen ⓘ |
| isHalfOf | hydrogen ionization energy from ground state ⓘ |
| isPositiveQuantity | true ⓘ |
| isTwice | absolute value of hydrogen ground-state energy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johannes Rydberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bohr model of the atom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rydberg constant NERFINISHED ⓘ hydrogen spectral lines ⓘ ionization energy of hydrogen ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | CODATA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference energy scale ⓘ |
| usedIn |
astrophysics
ⓘ
atomic physics ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| usedToDefine |
Rydberg frequency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rydberg temperature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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