An electron which falls all the way down to energy level 1 would give off much more energetic light. Why were transitions which ended at energy level 1 were not studied by the unaided eye?
2007-06-23 02:57:50 · 2 answers · asked by twilliam4055 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
When an electron falls on level 1, the photon emitted has an energy higher than that of a the visible light. So ,the photon emitted is in the range of ultraviolet or X-rays and can not be seen by our retina
2007-06-23 03:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this transition is called and described lyman series.
The Human eye can only see over a small region of EM radiation.
This region is called visible light. Anything out of this region has to be detected using aids like sensors and other stuff.
2007-06-23 10:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by lilmaninbigpants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋