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# What are the (a) energy, (b) magnitude of the momentum, and (c) wavelength of the photon emitted when a hydrogen atom undergoes a transition from a state with $n=3$ to a state with$n=1 ?$

## (a) 12.1 $\mathrm{cV}$(b) $6.45 \times 10^{-27} \mathrm{kg} . \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$(c) 102 $\mathrm{nm}$

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##### Christina K.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

##### Farnaz M.

Simon Fraser University

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Wesleyan University

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Wave Optics

##### Christina K.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

##### Farnaz M.

Simon Fraser University