Question

What serves as the "excitation source" for the electrons in the mercury and the hydrogen atoms?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrogen atoms demands energy of the order of 13.eV for excitation of electrons, this energy is the energy of infrared photons.

Mercury demands an energy of the order of 4.9 eV. This also corresponds to microwaves photons.

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