The energy level diagram for hydrogen



The smallest energy of an absorbed photon that will raise a hydrogen atom from its ground state to its first excited state is



a.

1.5 eV.



b.

1.9 eV.



c.

3.4 eV.



d.

10.2 eV.



e.

13.6 eV.


d

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