We see light from a distant galaxy, galaxy “A”, with a redshift of z = 0.017. What wavelengths would we observe from the Hydrogen atom transitions from n = 5 to n = 2, from n = 4 to n = 2, and from n = 3 to n = 2?

We see light from a distant galaxy, galaxy “A”, with a redshift of z = 0.017. What wavelengths would we observe from the Hydrogen atom transitions from n = 5 to n = 2, from n = 4 to n = 2, and from n = 3 to n = 2?

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