They were off by a factor of four.

它们不属于四大元素之一。

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Already from this class if I told you that I gave you energies in some spectrum but they were off by a factor of four, what would you think? Maybe the Z is wrong.

从这节课开始,如果我告诉你我给了你,在某些光谱里的能量,但它们不属于四大元素之一，你会怎么想？也许Z是错的。

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