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posted by  Damanjit on 7/24/2008 10:53:36 PM  |  status: Live  

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General Physics Physics: Principles with Applications (6th) by Giancoli N/A N/A
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the third longest wavelength ion the paschen series in hydrogen fig 27-27 corresponds to what transition
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posted by John(Cramster SME) on 7/25/2008 1:39:23 AM  |  status: Live
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   we know that
   ΔE = (h c / λ)
   from the given we can see that the thirdlongest wavelength comes from the transition with the
   third smallest energy    
   so the transition is denoted as
   n = 6 to n' = 3
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