A Hydrogen Atom Initially in the N = 6 State

question 44

Multiple Choice

A hydrogen atom initially in the n = 6 state decays to the n = 2 state. The emitted photon is detected in a photographic plate. What is the wavelength of the detected photon? The lowest level energy state of hydrogen is -13.6 eV. (h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J, c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A) 410 nm
• B) 93.8 nm
• C) 1090 nm
• D) 93.1 nm

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