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Among these electron transitions in a hydrogen atom, which emits radiation of th

1. Among these electron transitions in a hydrogen atom, which emits radiation of the shortest wavelength?

 

The transition from level 2 down to level 1 involves the largest energy jump among these options, and a larger energy jump corresponds to a shorter emitted wavelength.

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