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1 Could the movement of an electron in the hydrogen atom from a higher excited state to the second energy level release energ
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According to Rydberg equation for Hydrogen atom,

1/lamda (m) = Rh ((1/n​​​​​​1​​​​​2 )-(1/n​​​​​​2 2 ))

(1/550x10-9 m) = 10967700 m​​​​​​-1 ((1/4)-(1/n​​​​​​2 2 ))

n​​​​​​2 = 3.446

Energy level with an n value of 3.446 is not possible. Therefore movement of an electron from a higher energy level to n=2 is not possible

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