An electron in a hydrogen atom de-excites, emitting a photon

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2022-05-20

An electron in a hydrogen atom de-excites, emitting a photon with a wavelength in the visible region of the EM spectrum. To which spectral series does this transition belong?

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When an electron de excites from a higher energy level to a lower energy level, then it emits a photon with a specific wavelength.
When the emitting photon has a wavelength in the visible region, then the EM spectrum belongs to balmer series and the electron jumps into the first excited state or n=2 from a higher energy level in balmer series spectrum.

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