What is wavelength in the Balmer series of hydrogen corresponding

Jaeden Weaver

Jaeden Weaver

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2022-04-12

What is wavelength in the Balmer series of hydrogen corresponding to the transition fron n=4 to n=2

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Gerardo Barry

Gerardo Barry

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The Balmer series is the name given to a series of spectral emission lines of the hydrogen atom that result from electron transitions from higher levels down to the energy level with principal quantum number 2.
Write the formula to calculate wavelength for Balmer series.
1 λ = R [ 1 2 2 1 n 2 ]
Substitute 4 for n to calculate λ
1 λ = ( 1.09675   c m 1 ) [ 1 2 2 1 4 2 ] λ = 4.86 × 10 5   c m
Therefore, the wavelength is 486 nm.

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