An electron in a harmonic oscillator potential absorbs a photon of green light to make a transition from the n=5 to n=6 state of the oscillator. In order to further excite the electron to the n=7 state from n=6 you would need to illuminate it with a photon

An electron in a harmonic oscillator potential absorbs a photon of green light to make a transition from the n=5 to n=6 state of the oscillator. In order to further excite the electron to the n=7 state from n=6 you would need to illuminate it with a photon

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An electron in a harmonic oscillator potential absorbs a photon of green light to make a transition from the n=5 to n=6 state of the
oscillator. In order to further excite the electron to the n=7 state from n=6 you would need to illuminate it with a photon
A with a longer wavelength
B) this depends on the frequency of the harmonic oscillator
c) with a shorter wavelength
D) with exactly the same wavelength

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