A photon of wavelength is emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom transitions to…

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Problem

A photon of wavelength

95\text{ nm}

is emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom transitions to the ground state (

n=1

). Determine the principal quantum number

n_\text{initial}

of the electron’s initial state.