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Frank and Hertz experiment proves that

  1. A light moves in the form of waves as well as particles
  2. B the electron does not radiate energy, while moving in an orbit
  3. C the energy states of an atom are quantised
  4. D the whole of the positive charge of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus
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(C) the energy states of an atom are quantised

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Frank an Hertz's experiment demonstrated the existence of excited states in mercury atoms. It confirms the prediction of quantum theory that electrons occupy only discrete, quantised energy states.
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