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30.3 Exercise 1

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A hypothetical one-electron atom in its highest excited state can only emit photons of energy 2E, 3E, and 5E before reaching the ground state. Which of the following represents the complete set of energy levels for this atom?

  1. 0, 3E, 5E
  2. 0, 2E, 3E
  3. 0, 2E, 3E, 5E
  4. 0, 5E, 8E, 10E

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 30.3 Bohr’s Theory of the Hydrogen Atom, exercise 1

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