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A hydrogen electron is elevated from level 1 to level 2. Another electron is elevated from level 2 to level 4. The transition requiring the greatest energy change is level 1 to level 2level 2 to level 4both require the same amount of energy

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the 2to 4 transition is bigger

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A hydrogen electron is elevated from level 1 to level 2. Another electron is elevated from level 2 to level 4. The transition requiring the greatest energy change is level 2 to level 4.

Additional question: Light is emitted by electrons when they drop from one energy level to a lower level. Which transition results in the emission of light with the greatest energy?

Answer: level 4 to level 2

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