
Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
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Chapter 2, Problem 161CP
The figure below represents part of the emission spectrum for a one-electron ion in lhe gas phase. All the lines result from electronic transitions from excited states to the n = 3 state. (See Exercise 160.)
a. What electronic transitions correspond to lines A and B?
b. If the wavelength of line B is 142.5 nm, calculate the wavelength of line A.
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