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An electron in the hydrogen atom makes a transition from an energy state of principal quantum number n1n_1 to the n = 2 states. If the photon emitted has a wave length of 434 nm, what is the value of n1n_1?

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The wavelength of the photon emitted when an electron transitioned from an energy state to another. Our goal is to determine the initial energy state, n1_1.

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