A ground state hydrogen atom absorbs a photon of light having a wavelength of 93.03 nm....

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A ground state hydrogen atom absorbs a photon of light having awavelength of 93.03 nm. It then gives off a photon having awavelength of 93 nm. What is the final state of the hydrogenatom?

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You dont express the wavelengths to the same precision but they are close enough to indicate that the electron is back in the ground state A wavelength of 9306 nm doesnt actually correspond to any changes in energy levels 1 6 93845 nm 1 7    See Answer
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