At room temperature, in which state are most hydrogen atoms found?
AThe ground state
BThe n = 3 excited state
CThe fully ionised state
DThe first excited state
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The ground state
Ordinary thermal energy is far too small to excite hydrogen, so most atoms stay in n = 1.
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