a) If the electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the 4s orbital to a 2p orbital, will it emit light or will it absorb light?

a) If the electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from the 4s orbital to a 2p orbital, will it emit light or will it absorb light?
b) What wavelength will it emit or absorb?

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13. a) When an electron jumps from the 4s (n= 4) orbital to a 2p (n =2) orbital, the electron is coming down from higher energy level to lower energy level so the light will emit and it belongs to Balmer series.

queen_honey_blossom answered 1 year ago

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