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	*  Many students didn't identify first of the second set of peaks properly
	*  This caused issues later on, as you'd expect.
		*  Possible solution: Emphasize that we know the actual transition energy quite well from spectroscopy, so if they're getting a different value they should reassess what they've done.$E = hf = hc/\lambda$$V_{scope}$$E=hf = hc/\lambda$$f$$\lambda$$c$$h$$e$$V_a$$E=eV_a$$V_a$$K = eV_a$$V_a$$V_a$$E = hc/\lambda$$S = 0$$S…</description>
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