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O2 undergoes photochemical dissociation into one normal oxygen atom and one oxygen atom which is 1.5 eV more energetic than normal. The dissociation of O2 into two normal atoms of oxygen requires 504 kJmol1. What is the maximum wavelength effective for photochemical dissociation of O2?

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O2hvONormal+OExcited
O2ONormal+ONormal
Energy rquired for simple dissociation of O2 into two normal atoms = 504×1036×1023 J
If one atom in excited state has more energy, i.e, 1.5 eV
=1.5×1.6×1019 J
So, the energy required for photochemical dissociation of O2 is,
=504×1036×1023+1.5×1.6×1019=10.8×1019J
E=hcλ
10.8×1019=6×1034×3×108λ

λ=1666.670A

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