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Revision as of 10:11, 13 March 2011
The Rydberg constant, often denoted as R∞, originally defined empirically in terms of the spectrum of hydrogen, is given a theoretical value by the Bohr theory of the atom as:[1]
Notes
- ↑ GW Series (1988). “Chapter 10: Hydrogen and the fundamental atomic constants”, The Spectrum of atomic hydrogen--advances: a collection of progress reports by experts. World Scientific, p. 485. ISBN 9971502615.