Atoms of hot hydrogen gas will emit the Balmer series of spectral lines at visible wavelengths when the electrons fall from all higher atomic energy levels to the:
A) ionization level, or n = infinity.
B) next level down for each level (e.g., n = 4 to n = 3) .
C) first excited level, n = 2.
D) ground state, n = 1.
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