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MrJohnnyPrice
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Homework Statement
How does an electron get from an excited state (r = 4ao) to a ground state (r = ao) without being anywhere in between?
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The Attempt at a Solution
My only attempt would be to say that it does exist between for a short time, and during that time it emits a photon. The book I'm working with poses the question but lends no hint toward how to answer it, it simply states the electron "jumps" between states.