Consider the following portion of the energy-level diagram for hydrogen: n=4 –0.1361 × 10–18 J n=3 –0.2420 × 10–18 J n=2 –0.5445...

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Consider the following portion of the energy-level diagram forhydrogen:

n=4–0.1361 × 10–18 J
n=3–0.2420 × 10–18 J
n=2–0.5445 × 10–18 J
n=1–2.178 × 10–18 J

In the hydrogen spectrum, what is the wavelength of lightassociated with the n = 2 to n = 1 electrontransition? Please explain. The answer is: 1.22 × 10–7m.

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To answer this question we need to understand what is this about first n is the energy of an electron and it indicates which orbit it occupies For example if n1 the electron is in the first    See Answer
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