What percentage of Na atoms are in the lowest excited state in an acetylene-air flame at 2 500 K? The lowest excited state of sodium lies 3.371 x 10-J/atom above the ground state. The degeneracy of the excited state is 2, whereas the degeneracy of the ground state is 1. Select one: O a. 99.989% b. 0.011 4% c. 0.00% d. 100.0% e. 0.002 86%