The electron in a hydrogen atom is excited to the ?=7 shell and emits electromagnetic radiation when returning to lower energy levels. Determine the number of spectral lines that could appear when this electron returns to the lower energy levels, as well as the wavelength range in nanometers. number of spectral lines:       wavelength range from:   _____nm to   _____ nm

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The electron in a hydrogen atom is excited to the ?=7 shell and emits electromagnetic radiation when returning to lower energy levels. Determine the number of spectral lines that could appear when this electron returns to the lower energy levels, as well as the wavelength range in nanometers.
number of spectral lines:
 
 
 
wavelength range from:
 
_____nm
to
 
_____ nm
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