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is the wavelength equal to the distance between the excited state shell and the rest state shell?
What is the relationship between wavelength and excited shells in atoms?
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keepit said:
In fact, that statement is totally the wrong way round
. The bigger the spacing between the shells (not a good way of looking at it, really because it's the energy difference that counts, rather than the hand-waving idea of spacing) the shorter the wavelength. This is because the frequency associated with the emitted is proportional to the energy change in the atom.
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yes, i was talking about atoms but i guess the answer is no.