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Chapter 27 Problem 90

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. (a) Suppose an unknown element has an absorption spectrum with lines corresponding to 2.5, 4.7, and 5.1 eV above its ground state and an ionization energy of 11.5 eV. Draw an energy level diagram for this element. (b) If a 5.1-eV photon is absorbed by an atom of this substance, in which state was the atom before absorbing the photon? What will be the energies of the photons that can subsequently be emitted by this atom?

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

. (a) Suppose an unknown element has an absorption

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