A photon is emitted from a hydrogen atom that undergoes a transition from n = 3 to n = 2 . Calculate the energy and wavelength of the photon. (The ionization energy of hydrogen is 13.6 eV, and h = 6.63 × 10^?34 J/s, c = 3.00 × 10^8 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^?19 J, and 1 nm = 10?9 m)
a. 1.9 eV, 660 nm
b. 1.9 eV, 1050 nm
c. 2.3 eV, 550 nm
d. 2.3 eV, 660 nm
e. 2.3 eV, 1050 nm
a
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