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Bohr and Balmer Equations

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Solution: An excited hydrogen atom emits light with a frequency of 2.34 x 1014 Hz to reach the energy level for which n = 3. In what principal quantum level did the electron begin? a. 2 b. 5 c. 4 d. 6 e. none o

Problem

An excited hydrogen atom emits light with a frequency of 2.34 x 1014 Hz to reach the energy level for which n = 3. In what principal quantum level did the electron begin? 

a. 2 

b. 5 

c. 4 

d. 6 

e. none of the above

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