University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 39, Problem 39.56P
(a)
To determine
The largest and smallest photon energies for visible light.
(b)
To determine
Which transitions give absorption or emission of visible light photons.
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