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An excited hydrogen atom emits a photon of wavelength `lambda` in returning to the ground state. If 'R' is the Rydberg's constant, then the quantum number 'n' of the excited state is:

A

`sqrt(lambdaR(lambdaR-1))`

B

`sqrt((lambdaR)/(lambdaR-1))`

C

`sqrt((lambdaR-1)/(lambdaR))`

D

`sqrt(1/(lambdaR(lambdaR-1)))`

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B
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