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What is the energy of an electron in the hydrogen atom determined by?

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The energy of a hydrogen atom's electron is determined by which principal quantum number n value corresponds to the energy state the electron occupies. where n=1,2,3,... is the quantum number that quantizes the energy levels. That is, they are discrete energy values proportional to 1n2 .

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