A hydrogen atom in its ground state is excited by monochromatic radiation of wavelength

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Problem

A hydrogen atom in its ground state is excited by monochromatic radiation of wavelength 1023 A˚1023\ \text{\AA}. How many different lines are possible in the resulting spectrum? Calculate the longest wavelength among them. Assume the ionization energy of a hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV13.6\ \text{eV}.

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