Which has a larger frequency the 4th line of

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2022-05-08

Which has a larger frequency the 4th line of Balmer series or the 4th line of the Lyman series ?
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Skyler Barber

Skyler Barber

Beginner2022-05-09Added 17 answers

Explanation given as follows
u-th line of Balmer series Rydberg equation is ν = 1 λ = R ( 1 n f 2 1 n i 2 )
n i and n f are initial and final states ν is wave number
For fourth line in Balmer series:
ν = 109677 × ( 1 u 1 36 ) = 24372.66   c m 1
2) u-th line Lyman series:
ν = R ( 1 n f 2 1 n i 2 ) = 109677 ( 1 1 2 1 u 2 ) = 109677 ( 0.9375 ) = 102822.18   c m 1
The forth line of the Lyman series has larger frequency.

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