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Which Statement Regarding Atomic Emission Spectra and the Hydrogen Atom

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Which statement regarding atomic emission spectra and the hydrogen atom is incorrect?


A) Electronic transitions in the atom are quantized.
B) Discrete wavelengths of light can be absorbed or emitted by atoms.
C) Atoms can absorb all wavelengths of light but only emit photons of discrete energies.
D) Balmer proved that the hydrogen atom had a wavelike nature.
E) Balmer and Rydberg developed empirical equations to fit experimental data.

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