In a hot star, because of the high temperature, an atom can absorb sufficient en

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Question

In a hot star, because of the high temperature, an atom can absorb sufficient

energy to remove several electrons from the atom. Consider such a multiply

ionized atom with a single remaining electron. The ion produces a series of

spectral lines as described by the Bohr model. The series corresponds to

electronic transitions that terminate in the same final state. The longest and

shortest wavelengths of the series are 63.3 nm and 22.8 nm, respectively.

(a) What is the ion? (b) Find the wavelengths of the next three spectral lines

nearest to the line of longest wavelength.

now have to plug back in to find n

n = sqrt(13.6*8^2/54.39)=4

so next lines given by E = -13.6 8^2/n^2 + 13.6*8^2/4^2

and plug 6,7,8,9

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