Multiple Choice
What was discovered in atomic spectra by physics pioneers Balmer, Rydberg, and Ritz?
A) unexplained randomness
B) mathematical order
C) all atoms are about the same size
D) electrons occupy well-defined shells about the atomic nucleus
E) electrons behave as standing waves
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