A cathode ray tube is filled with hydrogen gas. What must be the minimum kinetic energy of the electron (in eV) so that, when colliding with the atoms of the gas, the wavelength of 656.08nm is observed in the emission spectrum. (Hint: check the spectral lanes of the Balmer series.) ( ) 2.55 eV ( ) 1.89 eV ( ) 12.09 eV ( ) 10.20 eV ( ) 13.06 eV

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A cathode ray tube is filled with hydrogen gas. What must be the minimum kinetic energy of the electron (in eV) so that, when colliding with the atoms of the gas, the wavelength of 656.08nm is observed in the emission spectrum. (Hint: check the spectral lanes of the Balmer series.)

( ) 2.55 eV

( ) 1.89 eV

( ) 12.09 eV

( ) 10.20 eV

( ) 13.06 eV

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