What is the energy of a photon that, when it is absorbed by a hydrogen atom, excites an electron from the ground state of the hydrogen atom to the n = 2 state?

A) 10.2 eV
B) 1.63 × 10-18 J
C) 1.63 × 10-18 Nm
D) All of the answers are correct.
E) None of the answers is correct.


D

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