An electron in a hydrogen atom is excited from the ground state to the n=5 state

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Question

An electron in a hydrogen atom is excited from the ground state to the n=5 state. Decide if the following statments are true or false.

1. n=5 is the first excited state. True/False

2. It takes more energy to ionize (remove) the electron from n=5 than from the ground state. True/False

3. The electron is farther from the nucleus (on average) in n=5 than in the ground state. True/False

4. The wavelength of light emitted when the electron drops from n=5 to n=1 is longer than that from n=5 to n=2 True/False

5. The wavelength the atom absorbs in going from n=1 to n=5 is the same as that emitted as it goes from n=5 to n=1. True/False

1)false

2)false

3)true

4)false

5)true

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