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Hydrogen atoms are in an excited state with n = 5. In terms of the Bohr's model, (a) how many spectral lines can be radiated as these atoms return to be ground state? (b) Find the energies of the line with the longest and shortest wavelengths.

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(a) 10, (b) 4000 nm, 95 nm
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