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The Energy of Light
9. Quantum Mechanics / The Energy of Light / Problem 7

The laser pointer emits light because electrons in the material are excited (by a battery) from their ground state to an upper excited state. When the electrons return to the ground state, they lose the excess energy in the form of 532-nm photons. What is the energy gap between the ground state and the excited state in the laser material?

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