A tube contains atomic hydrogen, and nearly all of the electrons in the atoms ar

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A tube contains atomic hydrogen, and nearly all of the electrons in the atoms are in the ground state or n = 1 energy level. Electromagnetic radiation with a continuous spectrum of wavelengths (including those in the Lyman, Balmer, and Paschen series) enters one end of the tube and leaves the other end. The exiting radiation is found to contain strong absorption lines. To which one or more of the series do the wavelengths of these absorption lines correspond? Assume that once an electron absorbs a photon and jumps to a higher energy level, it does not absorb yet another photon and jump to an even higher energy level.

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*Lyman, Balmer, and Paschen

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