An electron in the n = 2 state of hydrogen remainsthere on

Chapter 38, Problem 38.13

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An electron in the n = 2 state of hydrogen remainsthere on average about 10-8 s before jumping to the n = 1 state.(a) Estimate the uncertainty in the energy of the n = 2state, (b) What fraction of the transition energy is this?(c) What is the wavelength, and width (in nm), of this linein the spectrum of hydrogen?

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