dswatson Messages 36 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Nov 5, 2008 #1 How many wavelengths could appear in the spectrum of hydrogen atoms initially in the n=5 state?
nasu Homework Helper Messages 4,474 Reaction score 923 Nov 5, 2008 #2 It can only go down. But it can go in more than one step. 5->4, 5->3,5->2,5->1 4->3 etc