Loose Leaf For Explorations: Introduction To Astronomy
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ISBN: 9781260432145
Author: Thomas T Arny, Stephen E Schneider Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Doubly ionized lithium (Li++) emits a photon after transitioning from the n = 3 excited state directly back to the ground state.
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Loose Leaf For Explorations: Introduction To Astronomy
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