Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)

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ISBN: 9781938168390

Author: Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser

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Chapter 6, Problem 28E

Consider a large number of hydrogen atoms with electrons randomly distributed in the n = 1, 2, 3, and 4 orbits.

(a) How many different wavelengths of light are emitted by these atoms as the electrons fall into lower-energy orbitals?

(b) Calculate the lowest and highest energies of light produced by the transitions described in part (a).

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Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)

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