Chemistry: Atoms First
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780073511184
Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 5PPC
For each pair of transitions, determine which one results in emission of the larger amount of energy.
(a) n = 6 to n = 3 n = 3 to n = 2
(b) n = 3 to n = 1 n = 10 to n = 2
(c) n = 2 to n = 1 n = 99 to n = 2
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