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Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.12QP
The green color observed in aurora borealis is produced by the emission of a photon by an electronically excited oxygen atom at 558 nm. Calculate the energy difference between the two levels involved in the emission process.
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