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Whenever a hydrogen atom emits a photon in the Balmer series ,

A

it must emit another photon in the Balmer series

B

it must emit another photon in the Lyman series

C

the second photon, if emitted will have a wavelenth of about 122 nm

D

it may emit a second photon, but the wavelength of this photon cannot be predicted

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