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A 12.5 eV electron beam is used to bomba...

A 12.5 eV electron beam is used to bombard gaseous hydrogen at room temperature. What series of wavelengths will be emitted?

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Lyman series: 103 nm and 122 nm, Balmer series: 656 nm.
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