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Ch.5 - Periodicity & Electronic Structure of Atoms

Chapter 5, Problem 8

Calculate the wavelength in nm of the light emitted when an electron makes a transition from an orbital in n = 5 to an orbital in n = 2 in the hydrogen atom. (LO 5.8) (a) 2.31 * 10-3 nm (b) 4.34 * 10-2 nm (c) 231 nm (d) 434 nm

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