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In a set of experiments on a hypothetical one-electron atom, you measure the wavelengths of the photons emitted from transitions ending in the ground state

Explanation / Answer

-13.6z^2/n^2=-17.3

n=5 so z=5.6

for n=1 the energy is -13.6*z^2/n^2=-13.6*31.8=-432.48

for n=2 the energy is =-432.48/4=-108.12

for n=3 the energy is =-432.48/9=-48.05

for n=4 the energy is=-432.48/16=-27.03