An Electron Is in a Harmonic Oscillator Potential Well and Is

question 54

Multiple Choice

An electron is in a harmonic oscillator potential well and is excited from the ground state to the n = 4 state by a photon of wavelength 350.0 nm.If the electron drops back down from the n = 4 state to the n = 2 state by emitting a photon,what wavelength would it have?

• A)700.0 nm
• B)175.0 nm
• C)525.0 nm
• D)233.3 nm

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Bookkeeping

The recording of financial transactions, and is part of the process of accounting in business, which involves maintaining accurate and systematic records of a company's financial transactions.

Checkbook Register

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Single-entry System

A basic accounting method where entries are recorded only once, either as an expense or income, making it less intricate but less accurate than the double-entry system.

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