Chemical Principles
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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Chapter 12, Problem 40E
Consider only the transitions involving the first fourenergy levels for a hydrogen atom:
a. How many emissions are possible for an electron inthe
b. Which electronic transition is the lowest energy?
c. Which electronic transition corresponds to theshortest wavelength emission?
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