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Hydrogen's single electron can exist at six possible energy quanta. When one falls from the 3rd to the 2nd principal quantum number, a stunning 656nm red is created, this emission know as Hydrogen Alpha or Hα.

 

Above is a capillary filled with low pressure hydrogen gas driven into a plasma state using 7,500 volts to produce Hα red.

 

Compositionally Challenged, Week 34 - The Color Red

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Uploaded on August 28, 2025
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