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What does the absorption spectrum of a hydrogen atom reveal?
Explanation
**Quantization basis** de Broglie standing wave requires constructive interference, integer wavelengths in orbit, otherwise destructive, so only certain radii allowed r_n = n² a₀, a₀=0.53 Å, angular momentum L = n h/2π, de Broglie explains why orbits are stationary - electron wave closed on itself. The absorption spectrum shows dark lines at wavelengths where photons are absorbed, matching the emission line wavelengths, indicating specific energy level transitions. Using E_n = -13.6/n² eV, r_n = n² a₀, L = n h/2π, R = R₀ A^¹/³, BE = Δm c² and 1 u = 931.5 MeV, evaluation yields Dark lines in a continuous spectrum, consistent with Bohr
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