An electron in a hydrogen atom is excited to the level and eventually returns to the…
CHEMISTRY · Single correct · IB Diploma Programme · Chemistry · Electron configurations · Electron configurations
Problem
An electron in a hydrogen atom is excited to the n=6 level and eventually returns to the ground state, emitting photons of various wavelengths. What is the ratio of the longest possible emitted wavelength to the shortest possible emitted wavelength for this complete relaxation?
(a) 40
(b) 160
(c) 80
(d) 240